Europe News European trade unions accuse Amazon of spying on workers Delivery supergiant Amazon is being accused of spying on its workers by European trade unions, after a job advert it posted said it was looking for two "intelligence analysts". 13/10/2020
Europe News EU gender pay gap won't be closed until 2104, new report says New research by the European Trade Union Confederation shows that the EU's gender pay gap won't be eliminated until 2104, with countries like France not closing it for over 1000 years. 06/10/2020
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
Europe News Social unrest continues in France and Belgium Train services have been reduced today in France, where rail workers have started an unlimited strike. 31/05/2016
Unreported Europe Bonus Mansour Osanlou interview Mansour Osanlou is one of the most famous trade union leaders of Iran, who was the head of the Tehran bus drivers union. He was emprisonned and 14/06/2013
Unreported Europe Russian trade union revival During the Soviet era, from 1917 to 1991, trade unions in Russia were state run organisations which had nothing to do with helping workers fight for 20/07/2012
