Claes-Mikael Stahl
@cmstahl.bsky.social
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Deputy General Secretary of the ETUC. Brussels. Trade Unionist.
pinned post!
Joined the Tesla picket line in Örebro today. The strike is ongoing. Impressive trade union strength. Optimism about reaching a collective agreement soon. 21 months since the start of negotiations. Trade union power🚩💪 Solidarity
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
@ifmetall.bsky.social
4 months ago
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20 days ago
📢 This week in Dublin at the
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
,
#ICTU
and
#NSAI
awareness event on
#standardisation
. 💡 Keynote speakers
@gerrymccormack.bsky.social
and Geraldine Larkin opened the meeting, followed by a welcoming message of
@cmstahl.bsky.social
and great discussions with participants!
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European Trade Unions
21 days ago
Today, a delegation of trade union leaders are brining the interests of working people to the highest level of the EU. At the
#TripartiteSocialSummit
, we are presenting our plan to put Europe’s Social Model at the core of its success today and into the future.
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29 days ago
🙋 Today is
#WorldStandardsDay2025
! 👇 Ahead of the
#EC
revision of
#EURegulation1025/2012
on
#Standardisation
, we share important priorities (further info:
shorturl.at/Xto4u
) 📢 For more on the ongoing EC public consultation, stay tuned!
@cmstahl.bsky.social
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
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European Trade Unions
29 days ago
Huge numbers have shown up today for the national demonstration in
#Brussels
, Belgium. Workers and their unions 🟢🔴🔵 are taking a stand for
#QualityJobs
& fair pensions.
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30 days ago
📢 The
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
brings the voice of millions of workers to
#standardisation
- to ensure it supports good working conditions. 👋 On
#WorldStandardsDay2025
,
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
Deputy General Secretary
@cmstahl.bsky.social
reflects on the role of inclusiveness in standardisation.
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European Trade Unions
about 1 month ago
Democracy must not be a politics of closure but of continual renewal. Fear closes the future. Politics must be more than fear. Democracy is worth defending not only because it protects rights but because it keeps the future open.
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
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Hope is not naïve optimism
It is a political choice
https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/hope-is-not-naive-optimism-it-is-a-political-choice-8603/
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Having a piece on hope as a political choice published today. By coincidence today, as hope did return. How can progressives fight back the far right?
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
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Hope is not naïve optimism
It is a political choice
https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/hope-is-not-naive-optimism-it-is-a-political-choice-8603/
about 1 month ago
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European Trade Unions
about 1 month ago
In fighting back against today’s right-wing populists, we must remember: hope is not naïve optimism. It is a political choice. Do not miss ETUC Deputy General Secretary
@cmstahl.bsky.social
piece on IPS journal ⤵️
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
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Hope is not naïve optimism
It is a political choice
https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/hope-is-not-naive-optimism-it-is-a-political-choice-8603/
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Having a piece on hope as a political choice published today. By coincidence today, as hope did return. How can progressives fight back the far right?
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
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Hope is not naïve optimism
It is a political choice
https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/hope-is-not-naive-optimism-it-is-a-political-choice-8603/
about 1 month ago
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Dani Rodrik
about 1 month ago
Yes, shared prosperity is really possible. In these dark times I hope this book will provide readers a glimpse of a brighter future and ideas on how to get there. (And a big thank you to some of my favorite scholars who offered the words of praise on the back cover.)
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Ursula von der Leyen
about 1 month ago
🇲🇩 Moldova, you’ve done it again. No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve. You made your choice clear: Europe. Democracy. Freedom. Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way. The future is yours.
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Timothy Garton Ash
about 1 month ago
Important good news from
#moldova
….in the long run, Putin is losing…
bbc.co.uk
Pro-EU party in Moldova takes lead in election mired in claims of interference The vote is seen as critical for Moldova's future EU path, and President Maia Sandu has warned of Russian interference.
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BBC - Home
The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.
https://bbc.co.uk
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Good news! The new 🇪🇺🇮🇩trade agreement with Indonesia includes binding and enforceable sustainable development chapters containing a clear non-regression clause on labour rights. This is crucial, Indonesia ranks among the worst countries in the world for workers’ rights
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https://www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/eu-indonesia-deal-shows-rights-no-barrier-trade
about 2 months ago
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European Trade Unions
about 2 months ago
ETUC Deputy General Secretary
@cmstahl.bsky.social
said: "This agreement shows that geopolitics and the imperative to diversify Europe's supply chains do not trump the need to uphold workers' fundamental rights. Read more:
www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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https://www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/eu-indonesia-deal-shows-rights-no-barrier-trade
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European Trade Unions
about 2 months ago
EU-Indonesia deal shows rights no barrier to trade. We call on the
@ec.europa.eu
to be consistent in upholding workers’ rights in all trade agreements.
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Good news! The new 🇪🇺🇮🇩trade agreement with Indonesia includes binding and enforceable sustainable development chapters containing a clear non-regression clause on labour rights. This is crucial, Indonesia ranks among the worst countries in the world for workers’ rights
www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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https://www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/eu-indonesia-deal-shows-rights-no-barrier-trade
about 2 months ago
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Claes-Mikael Stahl
about 2 months ago
📢 The
@ec.europa.eu
public consultation on the revision of
#EURegulation1025/2012
on
#Standardisation
is out! ✍️
shorturl.at/uBdmZ
🧐 Stay tuned. And for more on our work on standardisation, click here 👉
shorturl.at/60j1A
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
@cmstahl.bsky.social
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European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
https://shorturl.at/uBdmZ
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Eurobot
about 2 months ago
What's missing in the new EU-India deal trade? Workers' rights
#Opinion
#EuropeanUnion
https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb7386135
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What's missing in the new EU-India deal trade? Workers' rights
We are concerned that the EU may follow the UK’s toothless free trade deal with India — in which the language on labour rights is merely aspirational, warns the European Trade Union Confederation.
https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb7386135
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European Trade Unions
about 2 months ago
La CES est solidaire avec ses organisations affiliées françaises qui se mobilisent aujourd'hui pour la
#JusticeSociale
et la
#JusticeFiscale
. Nous sommes à vos côtés ✊
#18septembre
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Force Ouvrière
about 2 months ago
Pour la
#JusticeFiscale
, pour la
#JusticeSociale
, contre l'#austerite, FO est mobilisée partout en ce
#18septembre
! Ici à
#Mayotte
! ⬇️
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Writing on the EU-India negotiations: ”For trade unions and workers across Europe, TSD chapters are not a technical detail — they are a defining test of whether the EU is committed to the values it claims to uphold”. A moment of truth is upcoming!
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
@ec.europa.eu
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about 2 months ago
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Writing on the EU-India negotiations: ”For trade unions and workers across Europe, TSD chapters are not a technical detail — they are a defining test of whether the EU is committed to the values it claims to uphold”. A moment of truth is upcoming!
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
@ec.europa.eu
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about 2 months ago
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euobserver — EU news that matters
about 2 months ago
What's missing in the new EU-India deal trade? Workers' rights
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What's missing in the new EU-India deal trade? Workers' rights
We are concerned that the EU may follow the UK’s toothless free trade deal with India — in which the language on labour rights is merely aspirational, warns the European Trade Union Confederation.
https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb7386135
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European Trade Unions
about 2 months ago
What's missing in the new EU-India deal trade? Workers' rights ✍️
@cmstahl.bsky.social
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
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What's missing in the new EU-India deal trade? Workers' rights
We are concerned that the EU may follow the UK’s toothless free trade deal with India — in which the language on labour rights is merely aspirational, warns the European Trade Union Confederation.
https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb7386135
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European Trade Unions
2 months ago
The ETUC today joins tributes to the life of Michael Sommer, the former chairman of the
@dgb.de
and our former vice president He was a principled trade unionist whose contributions laid the groundwork for many of the rights that workers benefit from today 📰
www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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Trades Union Congress
2 months ago
Nigel Farage, it's about time you came clean about whose side you're really on.
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TUC Global
2 months ago
The
@tucglobal.bsky.social
International at TUC Congress 2025 is kicking off at the Brighton Centre, with a host of fascinating international guests.
@paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
is welcoming our guests & setting out the domestic political context for them, including the threat of the far right...
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TUC Global
2 months ago
Nazma highlights the lack of rights for workers and their representatives, even 12 years after the Rana Plaza disaster which killed over 100 women workers. No one has been held to account for that, and the abuses continue.
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TUC Global
2 months ago
But again, we need to use our trade agreements to defend workers, and to improve union engagement on oversight bodies (domestic advisory groups) for trade agreements to ensure workers' interests are reflected, he says. But we also need info from the south to work with.
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TUC Global
2 months ago
...Because we have been working for the global economy, but the global economy should be working for us, he concludes.
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TUC Global
2 months ago
Claes-Mikael from the
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
answers that we need to practice better democracy in order to protect it. Like Luc, he says we need a better trade system - for him this requires strong & enforceable labour chapters in trade deals to protect workers. And we need a shift...
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Tom Jenkins
2 months ago
Good to see labour and social issues in the UK-Spain agreement.
@tuc.org.uk
has close relations with
@ugtcomunica.bsky.social
and
@intccoo.bsky.social
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European Trade Unions
2 months ago
@cmstahl.bsky.social
📢 "The ETUC has followed these negotiations since their beginning and the main concern has always been on protecting workers. The outcome has not assuaged this concern."
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Tom Jenkins
2 months ago
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
slams weak and unenforceable sustainable development provisions in
#Mercosur
deal. “The bottom line is that the deal lacks even the most basic sanction for companies which violate workers' rights"
@cmstahl.bsky.social
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European Trade Unions
2 months ago
“The Commission are paying lip service to labour rights because they know working conditions in Mercosur countries leave a lot to be desired, but the bottom line is that the deal lacks even the most basic sanction for companies which violate workers’ rights." 📄
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European Trade Unions
2 months ago
As such, the deal is a source of unfair competition that will have negative consequences on workers’ livelihoods, wages, working conditions and employment for workers in key sectors of the EU economy.
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European Trade Unions
2 months ago
EU-Mercosur trade deal: We've warned the
@ec.europa.eu
that its current proposals would fail to effectively sanction companies for even the gravest violations of workers’ rights.
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Extremely sad facts - that calls for actions
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European Trade Unions
2 months ago
⚠️Record wildfires show need for investments in frontline services "It is scandalous that some countries continue to reduce firefighter numbers just as wildfires grow in size, threatening people’s lives & livelihoods"
@estherlynch.bsky.social
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Tom Jenkins
2 months ago
Germany’s Minimum Wage Hike In Accordance With The European Minimum Wage Directive, recognising 60% of the median wage as a formal reference point for setting the statutory minimum.
@thorsten-schulten.bsky.social
and Malte Lübker
@socialeurope.bsky.social
www.socialeurope.eu/germanys-min...
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Germany’s Minimum Wage Hike In Accordance With The European Minimum Wage Directive
Germany’s wage commission sets a new course, linking pay floor to EU benchmark after years of modest rises.
https://www.socialeurope.eu/germanys-minimum-wage-hike-in-accordance-with-the-european-minimum-wage-directive
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Solidarity with
@aflcio.org
and our American brothers and sisters! Labour Day today!🚩✊ Yes, Workers deserve freedom, fairness and security that comes with a union!
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2 months ago
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Financial Times
3 months ago
Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal by US appeals court but stay in place
on.ft.com/46cXVsN
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Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal by US appeals court but stay in place
Judges uphold ruling that the president exceeded his authority
https://on.ft.com/46cXVsN
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Andrew Watt
3 months ago
An important and welcome development for the whole Euro Area economy. In Germany, the "wage anchor" for the entire currency area, nominal wages are growing at a stable rate of around 4%, consumer prices at the ECB target of ~2%. Real wages are therefore increasing at a substantial rate, ~2% 1/3
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In short: a must read! Excellent on the impossibility of compromise with those that do not respect compromise. True then, true now
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European Trade Unions
3 months ago
At European level, she was an important voice representing the ETUC in high level fora, notably at the Tripartite Social Summit addressing President von der Leyen and business leaders to put forward trade union proposals for a European industrial strategy.
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European Trade Unions
3 months ago
Congratulates Inga Ruginiene on becoming Prime Minister of Lithuania 💐 Her leadership within the European trade union movement has always been focussed on delivering European solutions for the working people of Lithuania, the Baltic region and the whole of Europe.
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Tom Jenkins
3 months ago
Nerdy but important
@davidkleimann.bsky.social
piece examining the mechanics of the transposition of the US framework agreement into EU law via a Regulation or a Treaty, with crucial consequences for
@europarl.europa.eu
input. Lucky MEPs, while
@ukparliament.parliament.uk
=🤐
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Time for democracy. The 🇪🇺🇺🇸 trade deal seems to be become proper law. Outcome uncertain, full support for
@bernd-lange.bsky.social
Many questions remain to be addressed in the EP and the Council
www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
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EU Parliament could veto Brussels’ push to slash tariffs on US goods, warns top MEP - Euractiv
The Commission’s proposal to reduce its duties on US exports is needed for Washington to lower its punishing levies on EU cars
https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-parliament-could-veto-brussels-push-to-slash-tariffs-on-us-goods-warns-top-mep/
3 months ago
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Great news!👍
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Tom Jenkins
3 months ago
I know it's August, but isn't there anyone
@ec.europa.eu
to pick up on this?
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
@marossefcovic.bsky.social
@hennavirkkunen.bsky.social
?
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