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Postmen plotting protest

03 September 2010

European postal workers are being encouraged to demonstrate in Strasbourg, on 8 September, to demand “a halt to liberalisation of the postal services market”. The same day, certain MEPs will push for a moratorium on the directive that provides for total liberalisation of this market by the end...

European trade union day of action on 29 September - 01/09/2010

Social policy : Report takes stock of sectoral dialogue - 23/07/2010

Immigration : Skilled migrants: Executive responds to companies’ expectations - 13/07/2010

Interview with John Monks, general secretary, ETUC : EU could offer some light with taxes on financial speculation - 08/07/2010

Informal Employment Council : Discord among social partners ahead of meeting - 08/07/2010

G20 : Business world makes recommendations - 25/06/2010

Education : New committee to promote social dialogue - 11/06/2010

Working Time Directive : ETUC stands ground, dialogue stalled - 08/06/2010

Social partners : Building lessons from crisis into 2020 strategy - 04/06/2010

Socio-economic consultation - 03/06/2010

Employment : Andor: Unions key to halting crisis - 01/06/2010

Social partners : ETUC wants to convene Tripartite Social Summit - 17/05/2010

Trade union concerns - 11/05/2010

Social policy : Trade unions reject Greek austerity measures - 05/05/2010

Metalworkers voice concerns - 22/04/2010

Action day for railway workers - 12/04/2010

Social summit : Social partners call for coordinated solution on Greece - 25/03/2010

Interview with Joël Decaillon, ETUC deputy general secretary : 2020 plan proposes a reduction in social protection - 23/03/2010

European Council : BusinessEurope spells out stance on ‘Europe 2020’ - 23/03/2010

Interview with Philippe de Buck, General Secretary of BusinessEurope : Europe 2020: the problem is governance, not targets - 19/03/2010

Europe 2020 : Socio-economic organisations pinpoint weaknesses - 04/03/2010

Social dialogue : Survey and seminar explore limits of flexicurity - 04/03/2010

Social Europe : ETUC and EUCDW issue joint declaration - 03/03/2010

ETUC supports Greek workers - 23/02/2010

ETUC wants directive to strengthen carbon market - 15/02/2010

ETUC: Informal summit “not a good start” - 12/02/2010

Social policy : ETUC and EUCDW join forces to press demands - 10/02/2010

Public service body weighs in to EU2020 debate - 28/01/2010

Social policy : ETUC wants public spending on employment maintained - 27/01/2010

Council Presidency : ETUC asks Madrid to concentrate on jobs and climate change - 20/01/2010

Metalworkers launch social dialogue - 14/01/2010

Economic crisis : Social dialogue to be launched for EU metal industry - 07/01/2010

Joël Decaillon/ETUC - 04/12/2009

‘Better regulation’ : UEAPME: New Commission must deliver - 04/12/2009

Small Business Act : SMEs denounce member states’ limited commitment - 02/12/2009

Macroeconomic dialogue : Social partners diverge on exit strategy - 12/11/2009

Interview with John Monks, general secretary of ETUC : Working Time Directive: No progress without a quid pro quo - 10/11/2009

Maria Helena André/Portugal - 30/10/2009

Tripartite social summit : Views diverge on crisis exit timing - 29/10/2009

Better regulation : ETUC: Commission going down wrong track - 26/10/2009

Trade unions : ETUC “regrets” outcome of Ecofin Council - 21/10/2009

Unions launch climate campaign - 02/10/2009

ETUC wants “guarantees” from Barroso - 17/09/2009

EC plans increase in parental leave - 24/08/2009

EU labour migration since enlargement - 24/07/2009

Lisbon Treaty : Pressure put on Irish trade unions to vote ‘yes’ - 10/07/2009

European certificate for hairdressers - 18/06/2009

European Council : Social partners warn of racism growth and prolonged crisis - 17/06/2009

Social Developments in the EU - 12/06/2009

European Central Bank : ECB employees strike over “democratic deficit” - 04/06/2009

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