(3/9/2010)

Spanish unions UGT and CCOO are staging a general strike in Spain on 29 September against the national labour reforms. ...

(3/9/2010)

On 15 September, the Belgian trade unions will stage a demonstration in Brussels on the pension issue. The main demands are: an adequate minimum pension, do not touch the early retirement provisions, link pensions to the index. ...

(1/9/2010)

On 29 September, the ETUC will organise a European Day of Action to coincide with a meeting of Europe’s Finance Ministers. Governments across Europe are currently implementing austerity packages involving major cuts in public expenditure. These austerity measures may have serious long-term effects on growth and employment, as well as on the future of Social Europe. The EFBWW calls on its affiliates to actively mobilise workers throughout Europe to participate in this European Day of Action....

(23/7/2010)

Last week the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers took note of a deliberate action to circumvent binding EU-legislation on minimum conditions for posted workers. The Enterprise Europe Network, which falls under the direct authority of the European Commmission, has advised a Czech company “Solara” that they would have a competitive advantage over local Germany and Austrian companies by registering workers as self-employed workers in Germany for installation works. This...

(14/7/2010)

During its last Executive Committee meeting the EFBWW adopted a policy on worker participation and health and safety management systems. The paper clearly describes the role and importance of both the worker’s individual participation and the participation of their representatives in all aspects of a company’s health and safety activities. It underlines that especially a proper risk assessment, in all its phases, is very much depending on the active participation of workers. The paper...