#WeEP24 – Workers’ engagement in the European elections 2024

The economic crises, the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have impressively (and painfully) demonstrated how decisive a strong European Union is and how public services are needed through a stronger European dimension.

The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI), an independent confederation of 40 trade union organisations from 20 European countries and 4 European trade union organisations, with a total of more than 5 million individual members, advocates improved employment conditions for workers in Europe and a strong social dimension in the EU. CESI’s particular strength lies in the public sector.

Most of CESI’s affiliates are employed in the fields of healthcare, central, regional and local administration, security and justice, education, training and research, postal services and telecommunications, defence and transportation.

With this action, CESI wants to contribute to raising citizens’ awareness of the role and democratic values of the European Union by engaging with workers in selected countries to foster debates about democratic participation in the European elections 2024. The specific objectives are to build capacity activities and play an active role in the communication around the European elections and in mobilising others to vote taking.