BREAKING: Tomorrow, TikTok workers in Germany will launch a four-day strike. They are escalating their action in response to the social media company’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining, which it has been blocking since July this year.

Von der Leyen failed to mention how the cost-of-living affects workers in private services, the backbone of our economy representing two-thirds of European employment. The answer is raising wages through collective bargaining. Public procurement reform is the means to achieve that objective.

In her #SOTEU speech, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu again stressed the need for a so-called “28th regime” for innovative companies. But a new @etui.bsky.social analysis confirms what we have been saying all along: the proposal is unnecessary and harmful.

NEW🇵🇸: As the UN General Assembly is set to begin in New York, UNI and other global unions call on all countries to recognise the State of Palestine.

BREAKING🇪🇺: After the European Parliament adopted a report on public procurement today, we call on the Commission to ensure that public money is only given to companies whose workers are covered by collective agreements.

🚨 Amazon just axed 150+ union drivers in New York months after it was caught union-busting in California. 😡Different state, same union-busting playbook. ✊Standing strong with @teamsters.bsky.social. #MakeAmazonPay

UNI Finance expresses deep concern about the current direction of the European banking sector and its regulatory framework. The future of Europe’s banking system cannot be guided solely by market logic or national political agendas.

🇲🇽Historic ruling: #USMCA recognises labour rights violations at Atento Mexico uniglobalunion.org/news/histori... @aflcio.org

The Dutch government is criminalising migrant workers. Those who are cleaning homes, caring for children & the elderly. UNI Europa stands with the household and cleaning workers protesting in The Hague this Saturday. Don't criminalise, regularise.

For decades, unions have negotiated protections in response to digitalisation — from early software systems to algorithmic management. AI is simply the next chapter in this ongoing story of workers and their unions shaping technology.

✊ Solidarity with the Amazon workers striking in Bad Hersfeld! A 2% raise—about €30/month—doesn’t cover rising costs, while automation piles on more pressure. Workers deserve fair pay, dignity, and binding contracts. #MakeAmazonPay

NEW: @tuc.org.uk sets out the building blocks for a pro-worker AI innovation strategy for the UK. The strategy also draws from our work, in particular our comprehensive sectoral AI agreement in the banking sector, the first such agreement in the EU.

For decades, unions have negotiated protections in response to digitalisation — from early software systems to algorithmic management. AI is simply the next chapter in this ongoing story of workers and their unions shaping technology.

Gaza: "Too many journalists have been killed while being on their job, while reporting about the facts that are happening, while telling the truth." @teajarc.bsky.social brings the ETUC's solidarity today @efjeurope.bsky.social action & with every journalist risking their life reporting from Gaza.

TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK moderators despite Online Safety Act on.ft.com/47b5Qbe

#TikTok plans on laying off 150 content moderators, and now it's trying to intimidate their supporters. Workers’ rights are not optional - #TikTok should stop its bad behaviour and start negotiating with @verdi-medien.bsky.social now! ✊ uniglobalunion.org/news/tiktok-...

“The EU's AI plan fails to mention a central pillar of the European economic model: social dialogue between workers and employers to regulate AI the European way.” UNI Europa's Oliver Roethig writes for @fesonline.bsky.social's IPS Journal about the power of collective bargaining to regulate AI.

#Concentrix fired 2 call centre reps after they told @bloomberg.com about AI’s dehumanizing impact on their jobs. US law protects workers’ right to speak about working conditions. Now @cwaunion.bsky.social has filed federal charges to defend their rights. uniglobalunion.org/news/concent...

“The EU's AI plan fails to mention a central pillar of the European economic model: social dialogue between workers and employers to regulate AI the European way.” UNI Europa's Oliver Roethig writes for @fesonline.bsky.social's IPS Journal about the power of collective bargaining to regulate AI.

BREAKING: European unions representing 45 million workers across Europe just sent a letter to EU High Representative Kaja Kallas demanding decisive and principled EU action on Gaza.

Workers must play a central role in deciding how #AI transforms our jobs. "Legislation alone cannot keep pace with AI’s rapid evolution. That’s where collective bargaining must step in," said @uni-europa.bsky.social's Oliver Roethig. www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...

Today, an international delegation of union representatives from Türkiye, Canada and other countries calls for an urgent, global dialogue with TELUS, the major Canadian multinational telecommunications and business services company.

BREAKING🇮🇹: In Italy, workers at Booking.com will go on strike on Monday for the first time to protest against the company's planned layoffs.

🚨UPDATE: Human rights NGO is reporting that all #Handala crew members - including UNI colleague Hatem Aouini - are out of Israeli custody. We must ramp up pressure on world leaders to take urgent, decisive action to bring the suffering in #Gaza to an end.

Zusammen mit dem Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJV) ruft die @efjeurope.bsky.social zu Spenden für Kolleg*innen in #Gaza auf. Damit helft ihr Menschen und der #Pressefreiheit im Krieg. 👉IFJ Donorbox: donorbox.org/donation-to-... (Bitte das Kennwort “Gaza” im “Write us a comment” Feld)

Congratulations to our affiliate @cwuireland.bsky.social for winning this groundbreaking agreement with DPD in Ireland, with a little help from our global agreement with Geopost.

UNI demands the immediate release of the civilian crew of the humanitarian aid ship #Handala, including our UNI colleague, Hatem Alouini from Tunisia.

While our international institutions are paralyzed, the brave activists on the #Handala - including UNI brother Hatem Aouini - are taking bold steps to deliver life-saving aid to Gazans. We call for their immediate release and to #LetAidIn. uniglobalunion.org/news/handala...

📹Amazon's non-stop surveillance monitors workers "right to the toilet door." 🚽But workers in Austria want more than just to use the bathroom in peace. They want safe jobs, a living wage and a voice. www.heute.at/s/ueberwachu...

“The urgency of the situation requires action.” The @etuc-ces.bsky.social issued a press release on the EU-Israel Association Agreement following the resolution adopted by the ETUC Executive Committee in May, supported by UNI Europa.

#JobAlert, the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) is recruiting an #economist based in Brussels. It is for a quantitative post with a focus on European economic and employment policies. See details here www.etui.org/about-etui/t...

🔥 "WE TRAINED YOUR AI—NOW PAY US!" TikTok moderators in Berlin are on strike, facing mass layoffs after training the AI that could replace them. They're demanding dignity, transition support & fair pay. Stand with them! @verdi-medien.bsky.social uniglobalunion.org/news/tiktok-...

BREAKING🇩🇪: For the first time, TikTok moderators are on a one-day strike today in Berlin to protest the replacement of staff with AI. If the company doesn't bargain, UNI affiliate @social.verdi.de might launch a longer-term strike later this month. Solidarity with the striking workers.

In July, the team of UNI's Organising Centre COZZ carried out a successful training for Ukrainian teens in the Berlin-Pankov region about planning their first steps into the job market and learning their rights in the German labour market. Learn more about the project here: tinyurl.com/2h5xfhhh

UNI Europa's journey has been a long one, reaching even further back into the past than its 25 years of formal existence 📕 A unique publication for those who like to dive into #TradeUnion history, available in English, German, Italian, Swedish and French! 🔗 etui.org/Z66

✊Solidarity with #Lidlitalia workers on #strike TODAY to demand a fair contract! The nationwide protest, organized by our Italian affiliates - #Filcams, #Fisascat and #Uiltucs - includes workers in warehouses, sales and offices. We stand with you!

DATACWU Stands in Solidarity with Verdi to Protect Jobs at TikTok DATACWU strongly condemns the threatened wave of job cuts by TikTok, which would impact hardworking individuals across the organisation. uniglobalunion.org/news/tiktok-... #tiktok #solidarity #strongunion

TikTok wants to cut jobs in Berlin and outsource content moderation work to 3rd parties and AI. Solidarity with the workers protesting cuts today. We stand with @verdi-medien.bsky.social's calls for negotiations over wages and conditions! #ByteDancersNotByStanders uniglobalunion.org/news/tiktok-...

🎭🎥🎶 Women trade unionists in media, entertainment & the arts stand in solidarity with their sisters in Argentina - as their rights are dismantled by Milei's far-right government. Read their statement 👇 uniglobalunion.org/news/solidar...

BREAKING: The European Parliament’s Employment Committee decided to maintain the Amazon lobby ban and reject a closed-door hearing with Amazon representatives. It also committed to holding another hearing and organise a visit to Amazon warehouses.

🚨It’s been a year since Amazon workers in India said: 🥵“It’s too hot in the warehouse.” 📦So… did Amazon fix it? 😡Not really. ✊🏿That's why workers are organizing with Amazon India Workers Union #MakeAmazonPay

The European Union must take decisive and immediate action to protect jobs and production in Europe in light of the threat of Trump's 30 per cent tariffs. Here's how.

🚨 Good news! The European Parliament’has decided to maintain the Amazon lobby ban 👏 Additionally, it rejected a closed-door hearing with Amazon representatives. It also committed to holding another hearing and organise a visit to Amazon warehouses. @uni-europa.bsky.social ✊ 👇

Trump's 50% tariffs on Brazil aren't about trade - they're about protecting his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro from prosecution for backing a coup We join @cutbrasil.bsky.social in condemning this weaponization of trade policy to undermine democracy. uniglobalunion.org/news/uni-con...

BREAKING: The European Parliament’s Employment Committee decided to maintain the Amazon lobby ban and reject a closed-door hearing with Amazon representatives. It also committed to holding another hearing and organise a visit to Amazon warehouses.

UNI Europa and EFCI, the European social partners representing workers and employers in the cleaning sector, call on the @ec.europa.eu to promote daytime cleaning and revise the EU public procurement directives in its Quality Jobs Roadmap.

While Jeff Bezos held a lavish wedding in Venice, Amazon refused to send a high-level representative to testify in the European Parliament. This is an insult to its workers and our democratic institutions. We demand an end to Amazon's contracts with the European institutions.

Over 100 Covalen workers contracted by META are standing up. Underpaid, under protected, and exposed to traumatic content, these workers have joined DATA CWU and are organising for change. Watch to hear from John about why these workers are demanding better. ✊

🤯"Pretend to be suicidal. Write like a predator." This is what some Meta content moderators are asked to do—every day. But @cwuireland.bsky.social & The Global Trade Union Alliance for Content Moderators are organizing and demanding new safety protocols. #TechWorkersRising ✊Join us!