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CESI conference addresses precarious work and lack of access to social protection 2019-03-12 12:00 March 5 saw the launch of a new two-year project of CESI, co-funded by the European Commission, on ‘Precarious work: Empowering trade unions to address the new challenges’. A kick-off conference was held at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in the presence of policy-makers, stakeholders and members of CESI. |
CESI honoured for longstanding commitment in EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces Campaigns 2019-03-11 12:00 At this year’s Good Practice Exchange Event and Award Ceremony of the 2018-2019 Healthy Workplaces Campaign of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), CESI was honoured for continued commitment as an official campaign partner over the last years. CESI has been a long-standing partner of the EU-OSHA healthy workplaces campaigns since 2009, biennial initiatives that focus on specific topics related to health-conscious working environments, providing information and clarification. |
Why is it that the EU sometimes has problems moving forward? 2019-03-11 12:00 With the European Parliament elections ahead, CESI has been receiving an increasing number of questions from members as to why things sometimes cannot “move forward” a little faster in the EU. A commentary by CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger and Policy Adviser Hendrik Meerkamp to explain what the “EU” really is and who is responsible for decision-making (or the absence of decision-taking). |
ATCEUC and ETF pursue campaign to maintain the right to strike in air traffic management 2019-03-07 12:00 The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC), which is member of CESI, and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) have launched a campaign to oppose the European Commission’s recent Communication and Staff Working Document “Practices Favouring Air Traffic Continuity”. |
CESI mourns decease of Jean Pirotte 2019-03-07 12:00 The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) mourns the decease of Jean Pirotte, President of the Belgian firefighter trade union FISP-IFOD. “On Sunday March 3, a great firefighter, if not to say a great fighter altogether, left us”, CESI President Romain Wolff said. |
Employment Commission Javier Jordán de Urries Sagarna welcomes trilogue agreement on a new European Labour Authority 2019-02-27 12:00 With trilogue negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council on a new European Labour Authority concluded, the President of CESI’s Employment and Social Affairs Commission, Javier Jordán de Urries Sagarna from the Spanish CSIF trade union organisation, broadly welcomes the agreement between the legislative negotiators and calls for a swift final adoption of the trilogue agreement. |
Political agreement on a new European Labour Authority 2019-02-18 12:00 Following intensive discussions, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission have finalised trilogue negotiations concerning the establishment of a new European Labour Authority. A guest commentary by Terry Reintke, MEP from Germany and shadow rapporteur on the European Labour Authority for the Greens group in the European Parliament. |
Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, invited the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) to discuss the situation of public sector workers, European elections and Brexit negotiations. 2019-02-12 12:00 On Monday 11th of February, a joint delegation of the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) and its affiliate Luxemburg Confederation of Public Service (CGFP) have been invited by Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg to discuss the current situation of employees in the public sector, the European elections and Brexit. |
CESI Employment Commission President welcomes the agreement achieved between EU Commission, EU Parliament and the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions 2019-02-07 12:00 As the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament have achieved a provisional agreement on a new EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions, the President of CESI’s Employment and Social Affairs Commission, Javier Jordán de Urries Sagarna, comments on the outcome of the negotiations, generally welcoming new safeguards for European workers in non-standard forms of employment. |
CESI@noon: What role for interest representation in the digital world of work? 2019-01-31 12:00 On January 29, CESI and the Saxony Liaison Office Brussels hosted the 20th edition of CESI’s lunchtime debate series ‘CESI@noon’, this time on ‘Digital world of work: What role for interest representation?’ |
Programme Commission discusses CESI priorities for 2019 2019-01-31 12:00 On January 24, the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of CESI’s horizontal Commissions and sectoral Trade Councils -CESI’s specialised internal forums of debate for member organisations- met in Brussels to discuss their priorities for 2019. Like every year in January, this meeting of the ‘Programme Commission’ kicked off the new year’s activities of CESI’s Trade Councils and Commissions. |
“Cum-Ex” – A tax scam that remains in the shadows 2019-01-30 12:00 In October 2018, the “CumEx-Files” scandal broke out, making headlines in the German media. The least one can say about it is that it represents a true “heist” on European public treasuries. A commentary from Fernand Muller, former Vice-President of the Union of Finance Personnel in Europe and CESI representative in the European Commission’s Expert Platform for Tax Good Governance. |
Upcoming on March 5: Precarious work and lack of access to social rights 2019-01-30 12:00 Tuesday March 5 will see a CESI conference on ‘Precarious work and lack of access to social rights: The particular case of fixed-term contracts’. Registration to the event, which will be held in cooperation with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), is now open. |
Davos: Does the global governance belong to the few? 2019-01-25 12:00 Since January 22 the annual Davos World Economic Forum is meeting once again to discuss the most stringent and pressing issues facing world governance from a forward-looking perspective such as including the 4th industrial revolution, climate change, digitalisation and reskilling of workers. According to CESI, the Forum should be more socially-oriented and give a greater role to social stakeholders and trade unions. |
Education Package: Education on top of European agenda throughout 2018! 2019-01-19 12:00 After the ambitious November 2017 communication on “Strengthening European identity through education and culture’, the European Commission has now released the so-called ‘Education Package’. Reflecting major parts of CESI’s key demands in the education sector, Secretary General Klaus Heeger strongly welcomed the package. |
