Good news if you're a vegetable: the EU is rushing to protect your protocols! 🥬 Bad news if you're a woman worker: 22 EU member states missed the June 7 deadline to pass the Pay Transparency Directive and the Commission hasn’t said a word. 🤷‍♀️ Time to rearrange priorities: Equal pay cannot wait!

Women across the EU are losing billions of euro every year because of delays in implementing new pay transparency laws, according to research from the European Trade Union Institute

EU ambassadors must urgently take the decision to prohibit EU trade with illegal settlements. @estherlynch.bsky.social 📢 “Inaction is not an option. Workers in Europe & beyond are the first to suffer anytime the EU turns its back on its commitments to international law." More ⤵️

The EU should follow its own rules and prohibit the import of goods produced in the settlements. Our letter ahead of Foreign Affairs Council, taking place today ⤵️

🔴Women workers will be 672 Euro a year poorer on average as a result of inaction on the gender pay transparency directive All member states must finally put this law into action and those who don't must be taken to court 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

The ETUC is calling for the the EU institutions to stop the clock on EU Inc in order to ensure it has real safeguards for workers "Until every hole is closed, trade unions cannot and will not support it" - @estherlynch.bsky.social 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

Trade union intergroup: Members of the European Parliament from across different political families united in a common drive to stand up for working people.

Trade union leaders are in Strasbourg this week, meeting MEPs on EU Inc. Our red lines are simple:

Social security: A milestone for millions of people who work in another EU country than their own 🗳️ @europarl.europa.eu vote today paves the way for more legal certainty and stronger tools against fraud and error in cross-border situations.

Europe’s largest companies are seeing record profits but low investment. What do they do with the profits instead? Distribute them to shareholders, borrow to fund more payouts, and hoard earnings to maintain buffers for future distributions.

Putting trade union demands to change the "EU Inc" proposal on the table at the EU ministers meeting. #EPSCO Bad employers dodging labour rules hurt everyone. We need more inspection, no new loopholes — and no public money without respecting workers' rights, including the right to unionise. 🎥

Women are paying a high price for the delays by 23 member states in implementing the pay transparency directive With the pay gap stuck at 11%, the average working woman loses €3,800 a year compared to her male peers ✏️ Isabelle Schömann for @euobserver.com euobserver.com/225126/at-11...

⏰ The deadline for the Just Transition Award has just been extended! 👉️New deadline: Friday 17th July! If you know someone fighting for a just transition, you now have more time to nominate them: buff.ly/ogwTy3i @socialistanddemocrats.eu @pes.eu @etuc-ces.bsky.social @feps-europe.eu

EU Inc Is a Deregulation Tool 🔨 in Disguise The @ec.europa.eu ’s optional “EU company” lets firms register anywhere and sidestep the national rules that protect workers. www.socialeurope.eu/eu-inc-is-a-...

NEW: The EU's official opinion poll once again finds the cost-of-living is the top priority of European citizens Leaders should stop dancing to the tune of corporate lobbyists and start responding to the concerns of working people 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

Happening today: twin rallies to fix the EU's public procurement rules. Public contracts with private companies must no longer drive a race to the bottom for working. Instead, they must strengthen collective bargaining so that they drive quality services, quality good and quality jobs.

BREAKING: On 1 July, cleaners and security guards will hold a rally for pro-worker procurement rules in Dublin organised by UNI Europa & @siptu.bsky.social. The same day, Ireland will take over the Presidency of the EU Council. A simultaneous rally will take place in Paris.

NEW: EU has ‘misdiagnosed’ competitiveness problem Increased investment – not deregulation and wage restraint – is the real route to a more successful European economy, research by @mazzucatom.bsky.social shows.

Congratulations @maryliseleon.cfdt.fr on being re-elected as General Secretary and to the entire newly elected leadership of @cfdt.fr!

European trade unions call for World Cup-style ‘cooling breaks’ for workers as temperatures soar www.euronews.com/health/2026/...

#CongrèsCFDT @estherlynch.bsky.social, @etuc-ces.bsky.social "L'extrême droite n'a rien à apporter aux travailleurs. Elle ne fait que diviser. Votre leadership nous a apporté la charte des valeurs que nous intégrerons à notre constitution. La solidarité, c'est transformer la vulnérabilité en force."

#CongrèsCFDT @estherlynch.bsky.social, secrétaire générale @etuc-ces.bsky.social "Nous voulons des emplois, des salaires équitables, de bonnes conditions de travail, des investissements pour les services publics. Chacun mérite le respect au travail." www.cfdt.fr/sinformer/to... #Europe

Extend World Cup cooling breaks to all workers - that's our message to employers during this heat wave Builders, fruit pickers or bus drivers need a lot longer than three minutes to recover, but it is a good example of how work can be adapted to keep people safe 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

📣 Euroopan ammatillinen yhteisjärjestö ETUC vaatii komissiota perumaan ns. “EU Inc” -ehdotuksen. 🚨 Neuvoston oikeuspalvelu on todennut sen oikeudellisesti kestämättömäksi. Ehdotukseen liittyy lisäksi vakavia riskejä, kuten: ➡️ sosiaalinen dumppaus ➡️ palkkojen korvaaminen osakeoptioilla 😶 jne. jne. 👇

Last night, the Commission's deregulation drive suffered a setback. Member States and the European Parliament sided with labour inspectorates in negotiations on an e-declarations portal for employers posting workers. Link to press release in comments 👇 With @etuc-ces.bsky.social

#EUInc is not the EU. The message from trade union leaders from across the EU is clear: 👉 "Fix it or end it."

Trade unions say the European Commission must withdraw and rewrite its ‘EU Inc’ proposal after the Council’s legal service warned it is legally unsound 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, trade unions on both sides of the Channel are calling for a jobs first reset in EU-UK relations firmly rooted in social progress 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

On Public Service Day, Europe faces a choice. It can continue to praise public services while treating them as costs. Or it can recognise them for what they are: the foundation of a fair, democratic and resilient Europe. Read more: www.brusselstimes.com/2195304/euro... #PublicServicesEmergency

Trade union leaders met with ECB today to discuss #DigitalEuro and economic situation. 📸 ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social greets @ecb.europa.eu President Christine Lagarde ahead of meeting with members of ETUC's Executive Committee.

When millions of workers struggle to afford the basics, something needs to change. In his message, PES President Stefan Löfven expresses our full support to thousands of workers, demonstrating today in Madrid for Quality Jobs and Social Justice. (1/2)

All the photos from our today's Rally for Quality Jobs, Social Justice, Peace and Against Deregulation and Austerity in Madrid are here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCWYuN 🧐

United we stand. From across borders, trade unionists are in Madrid to send a loud message to EU leaders: We call for an economy based on quality jobs and investment, one that works for everyone, not just the few No to deregulation No to the 28th regime No to austerity

Deregulation means fewer rights, less protections, more risk dumped on the houlders of working people: we reject it completely ✊ @estherlynch.bsky.social at Rally for Quality Jobs, Social Justice, Peace and Against Deregulation and Austerity in Madrid

Trade unionists PRESENTES ✊ Full house in Madrid. Together unions from across Europe are calling on EU leaders meeting in Brussels: for quality jobs, for social justice, for peace.

Euro-Demonstration "For a Democratic Europe: Rally for Quality Jobs, Social Justice and Peace, and Against Deregulation and Austerity" - Live streaming available 🖥👇 www.youtube.com/live/aohLEAD... @ugtcomunica.bsky.social @ccoo.bsky.social

Higher Interest Rates Punish Workers for a Crisis They Did Not Cause www.socialeurope.eu/higher-inter...

Only 2️⃣ days left for the European trade union rally in Madrid for quality jobs, social justice and peace! Strong support by @socialistsanddemocrats.eu MEP Estelle Ceulemans ✊ @estherlynch.bsky.social

Throughout history trade unions have played a vital but often unseen role in conflict resolution and peace-building Today we launched the ‘trade unions for peace’ project to help trade unionists actively contribute to conflict resolution locally and internationally 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

✊ WE ARE RALLYING FOR QUALITY JOBS, SOCIAL JUSTICE & PEACE! Unions from across Europe are coming together in Madrid to stand up for fair wages, secure futures, safety at work, and decent, affordable housing for all. ❌ No to austerity ❌ No to deregulation 📅 18 June | 🕚 11:00 🔴 Stay tuned

Raising interest rates to deal with inflation is the wrong and cowardly choice, making working people pay the price for a problem being caused by profiteering energy giants Policymakers should have the courage to deal with the real cause through price controls and excess profit taxes

Across Europe, the same conclusion is being reached. Spain, Belgium and Norway have all introduced measures limiting subcontracting chains in public construction projects. Public money should create quality jobs, not perfect conditions for labour crime and exploitation. #LimitSubcontracting

Important launch by the @socialistsanddemocrats.eu today, with the "Agenda for Quality Jobs for All" in their flagship priorities. ETUC GS Esther Lynch was in the EU Parliament pushing for trade union demands. This momentum must now be matched by the Commission & Member States. #QualityJobsAct

It would be unacceptable to all workers in all sectors and regions if workers' protections and social conditionalities were reduced in the CAP! Instead, it's time to increase protections and especially to stamp out gangmasters. Full support to @effat.org ✊

Just 3️⃣ countries have met yesterday's pay transparency deadline! Women workers across EU will continue to be left in the dark over pay discrimination as all but 3 EU member states missed deadline to put Pay Transparency directive into national law – despite being given a year longer to deliver.

IF Metall and the trade union movement are standing up for Swedish collective agreements, for decent working conditions, and for every worker’s right to security and respect. It is time for Tesla to come to the negotiating table.

"Artificial Intelligence cannot be left to develop without democratic oversight." Speaking at the the International Labour Conference in Geneva today, ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social outlined the measures governments must take to make AI deliver for workers. #ILC2026

🟣Just three countries meet pay transparency deadline The failure to meet Sunday’s deadline is a betrayal of working women. Governments must deliver equal pay instead of folding to aggressive corporate lobbying. www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

The European Commission finally recognised the scale of the jobs crisis facing European workers It must act now - not in months – to save people's livelihoods and create new quality jobs 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

🔴 The new Global Rights Index says violations of workers’ rights in Europe are at their worst level in over a decade 73% of countries violated the right to strike and 56% violated collective bargaining rights. The Quality Jobs Act must be a turning point for workers 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...