Travel News Leaked union email accuses easyJet of putting crew at ‘safety risk' In an email obtained by Euronews, the UK's second largest union slams easyJet for 'failures' of leadership. 15/06/2022
Work Over 50 gig workers were killed in the US since 2017, report finds Drivers for Lyft, Uber, Bolt and others have been killed while at work, but getting support for their families isn't easy. 07/04/2022
Biztech news Amazon planned to ban words like 'union' and 'fairness' from chat app Users of a proposed internal social network would have been barred from using words linked to organised labour, leaked documents revealed. 05/04/2022
Work Union says Amazon interfering with re-run of election at US warehouse Union officials said Amazon removed campaign materials and forced workers to attend anti-union meetings - a practice that is legal in the United States. Amazon said it complied with the law. 23/02/2022
View Social policy will be key to EU's green transition | View The EU must combine people-focused initiatives with climate policy to ensure a fair transition to climate neutrality, argue the heads of the International and European Trade Union Confederations, Sharan Burrow and Luca Visentini. 05/01/2022
no comment Artists perform a dance in homage of social leaders killed in Colombia Artists perform a dance in homage of social leaders killed in Colombia 12/12/2021
Greece Strikes over salaries disrupt Greek ferry services for two days The union strike began on Wednesday morning and is due to run until Friday. 10/11/2021
Malta Maltese police union bristles over ban on beards Officers have been told that they can grow beards, wear nail polish and dye their hair if they want to. 05/11/2021
Work Amazon workers in Germany strike over pay rises The Verdi trade union claims that Amazon workers don't receive the same pay increases as colleagues in other parts of the retail industry. 01/11/2021
Europe News Platform workers gather in Brussels to demand better working rights On World Day for Decent Work, platform workers joined a symbolic demonstration in front of the European Commission. 07/10/2021
world news Over 2.7 million EU workers can’t afford heat, says trade union Nearly three million working poor people in the EU cannot afford to turn on the heating amid a rise in energy prices, a new study has found. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) said that 15% of the EU’s working poor lacks enough money 22/09/2021
Work Amazon workers could get second vote on joining union The workers in Alabama rejected joining a union by a two-thirds majority in April. But now a US official says the company's tactics were illegal, potentially triggering a re-run. 03/08/2021
Europe News A majority want working from home to continue, new survey finds Do you want home working to continue? 29/07/2021
China Hong Kong police arrest unionists for 'sedition' over children's book The five members of the General Association of Hong Kong Speech Therapists were detained in connection with a series of books about sheep, which police said were thought to be allegorical. 22/07/2021
Work Iceland’s four-day week trial an 'overwhelming success' The trial found that workers’ productivity and well-being improved. It went so well that now most Icelanders work a shorter week. 06/07/2021
France Ikea France fined €1 million for spying on staff and some customers The French subsidiary of the home furnishings giant Ikea was found guilty of spying on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in the country. 15/06/2021
Switzerland Swiss unions call for women's general strike over pension reform plans Trade unions say plans to increase the women's retirement age in Switzerland will deepen inequalities in the country, where women earn on average 20 percent less than men. 07/06/2021
USA Amazon workers in US state of Alabama vote against forming a union Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. 10/04/2021
France French teachers strike in Paris over government's response to COVID-19 Teachers complain of working conditions, low pay, and a bungled pandemic response. 26/01/2021
Europe News MEPs push for workers to have the right to digitally disconnect The surge of remote working during COVID lockdowns has highlighted the importance of being able to digitally disconnect once you've done your hours. 26/01/2021
View COVID-19 lockdowns have shown all workers need a new right to disconnect from work at home ǀ View Before the outbreak, just one in 10 people worked from home every day. But new research has found that almost 40% of EU citizens started working from home during confinement. 01/06/2020
Europe News Belgium strike: 'We want the welfare we had in Europe after the war' A cross-section of Belgium's workforce are out on the streets. They are calling for a 1,500 euro per month pension, a 2,300 euro minimum salary for public sector workers. and to reduce the retirement age back down to 65 from 67. 28/01/2020
France Paris metro workers to pause pension strike to 'recharge batteries' The biggest union for Paris metro workers said on Saturday it would pause striking in order to "recharge" and "re-orient" the movement. 18/01/2020
Europe News The Brief: Brussels launches consultation on minimum wage across EU Ursula Von Der Leyen, commission president, has said that the goal is to stem a “brain drain” from east to west. 16/01/2020
Germany German Amazon workers strike as platform prepares for Prime Day sale The strike was called by the Verdi trade union under the slogan "no more discount on our incomes." 15/07/2019
Europe News Increasing risk of cancer in the workplace Trade unions demand that cancer be recognised as work related illness and calls on the European Union to maintain pressure on employers 02/05/2019
