ETUI
@etui.bsky.social
Independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation. We support, stimulate and reinforce the European trade union movement.
🚀 Discover the ETUI Education Forge
🌐 An open-access online hub with innovative tools and platforms for European trade union education. From blended and online training to AI, sustainability & inclusion, these resources empower union trainers, facilitators, and members.
🔗Explore more: etui.org/4Zo
🌐 An open-access online hub with innovative tools and platforms for European trade union education. From blended and online training to AI, sustainability & inclusion, these resources empower union trainers, facilitators, and members.
🔗Explore more: etui.org/4Zo
December 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚀 Discover the ETUI Education Forge
🌐 An open-access online hub with innovative tools and platforms for European trade union education. From blended and online training to AI, sustainability & inclusion, these resources empower union trainers, facilitators, and members.
🔗Explore more: etui.org/4Zo
🌐 An open-access online hub with innovative tools and platforms for European trade union education. From blended and online training to AI, sustainability & inclusion, these resources empower union trainers, facilitators, and members.
🔗Explore more: etui.org/4Zo
'When trade unions learn to innovate: case study evidence from across Europe'
🔍 This concluding chapter by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social examines how the processes of policy transfer unfolded in the union organisations featured in the qualitative case studies presented in this volume.
📕 etui.org/Z9S
🔍 This concluding chapter by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social examines how the processes of policy transfer unfolded in the union organisations featured in the qualitative case studies presented in this volume.
📕 etui.org/Z9S
December 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
'When trade unions learn to innovate: case study evidence from across Europe'
🔍 This concluding chapter by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social examines how the processes of policy transfer unfolded in the union organisations featured in the qualitative case studies presented in this volume.
📕 etui.org/Z9S
🔍 This concluding chapter by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social examines how the processes of policy transfer unfolded in the union organisations featured in the qualitative case studies presented in this volume.
📕 etui.org/Z9S
📄 Losing ground: how class decline fuels #FarRight party support in Europe
In this policy brief, Daphne Halikiopoulou, Alexi Gugushvili, and Tim Vlandas argue that actual downward intergenerational class mobility plays an important role in shaping political attitudes.
🔗Read more: etui.org/4Zw
In this policy brief, Daphne Halikiopoulou, Alexi Gugushvili, and Tim Vlandas argue that actual downward intergenerational class mobility plays an important role in shaping political attitudes.
🔗Read more: etui.org/4Zw
December 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📄 Losing ground: how class decline fuels #FarRight party support in Europe
In this policy brief, Daphne Halikiopoulou, Alexi Gugushvili, and Tim Vlandas argue that actual downward intergenerational class mobility plays an important role in shaping political attitudes.
🔗Read more: etui.org/4Zw
In this policy brief, Daphne Halikiopoulou, Alexi Gugushvili, and Tim Vlandas argue that actual downward intergenerational class mobility plays an important role in shaping political attitudes.
🔗Read more: etui.org/4Zw
'Tackling informality in the platform economy: A social security driven approach '
📄 Paper by Eleni De Becker, Paul Schoukens, and Kasper Daenen 🔗 etui.org/4kN
📄 Paper by Eleni De Becker, Paul Schoukens, and Kasper Daenen 🔗 etui.org/4kN
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
'Tackling informality in the platform economy: A social security driven approach '
📄 Paper by Eleni De Becker, Paul Schoukens, and Kasper Daenen 🔗 etui.org/4kN
📄 Paper by Eleni De Becker, Paul Schoukens, and Kasper Daenen 🔗 etui.org/4kN
📣 New #JobAlert
💻 The ETUI is looking for a Database Administrator to play a central role in the Institute's #data-driven activities.
🌐 The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, securing, and optimising core data assets.
Apply here 🔗 etui.org/4Z5
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
💻 The ETUI is looking for a Database Administrator to play a central role in the Institute's #data-driven activities.
🌐 The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, securing, and optimising core data assets.
Apply here 🔗 etui.org/4Z5
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📣 New #JobAlert
💻 The ETUI is looking for a Database Administrator to play a central role in the Institute's #data-driven activities.
🌐 The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, securing, and optimising core data assets.
Apply here 🔗 etui.org/4Z5
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
💻 The ETUI is looking for a Database Administrator to play a central role in the Institute's #data-driven activities.
🌐 The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, securing, and optimising core data assets.
Apply here 🔗 etui.org/4Z5
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
'Mobility for people with disabilities in the EU: next steps'
📄 Read a recent policy brief by Paula Gonzalo and Alonso Escamilla, offering key insights into the future of accessible #mobility across the EU.
🔗 etui.org/4kf
📄 Read a recent policy brief by Paula Gonzalo and Alonso Escamilla, offering key insights into the future of accessible #mobility across the EU.
🔗 etui.org/4kf
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
'Mobility for people with disabilities in the EU: next steps'
📄 Read a recent policy brief by Paula Gonzalo and Alonso Escamilla, offering key insights into the future of accessible #mobility across the EU.
🔗 etui.org/4kf
📄 Read a recent policy brief by Paula Gonzalo and Alonso Escamilla, offering key insights into the future of accessible #mobility across the EU.
🔗 etui.org/4kf
🔍 A new ETUI policy brief, co-authored by Ioannis Katsaroumpas, ETUI senior researcher, compares protections from detriments short of dismissal across 9 European countries, and shows how the UK risks remaining at the restrictive end, even after the Employment Rights Act.
Read it here🔗 etui.org/4ZS
Read it here🔗 etui.org/4ZS
December 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🔍 A new ETUI policy brief, co-authored by Ioannis Katsaroumpas, ETUI senior researcher, compares protections from detriments short of dismissal across 9 European countries, and shows how the UK risks remaining at the restrictive end, even after the Employment Rights Act.
Read it here🔗 etui.org/4ZS
Read it here🔗 etui.org/4ZS
'How #platformisation is shaping the future of domestic work: A mapping of home care and cleaning platforms in six EU countries'
📄 Discover more in this paper by Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais 🔗 etui.org/ZRd
📄 Discover more in this paper by Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais 🔗 etui.org/ZRd
December 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
'How #platformisation is shaping the future of domestic work: A mapping of home care and cleaning platforms in six EU countries'
📄 Discover more in this paper by Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais 🔗 etui.org/ZRd
📄 Discover more in this paper by Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais 🔗 etui.org/ZRd
'Time for an eco-social minimum income: rethinking welfare for ecological transformations'
📄 Read a recent policy brief by @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and Matteo Mandelli (Sciences Po): etui.org/4kx
📄 Read a recent policy brief by @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and Matteo Mandelli (Sciences Po): etui.org/4kx
December 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
'Time for an eco-social minimum income: rethinking welfare for ecological transformations'
📄 Read a recent policy brief by @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and Matteo Mandelli (Sciences Po): etui.org/4kx
📄 Read a recent policy brief by @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and Matteo Mandelli (Sciences Po): etui.org/4kx
Did you know❓This year’s Annual #OSH Conference featured a range of interactive side activities, including an AI game, a hologram experience, and virtual reality.
📽️ Hear from our ETUI team members as they share their main takeaways and highlights from the conference 👇
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
📽️ Hear from our ETUI team members as they share their main takeaways and highlights from the conference 👇
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Did you know❓This year’s Annual #OSH Conference featured a range of interactive side activities, including an AI game, a hologram experience, and virtual reality.
📽️ Hear from our ETUI team members as they share their main takeaways and highlights from the conference 👇
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
📽️ Hear from our ETUI team members as they share their main takeaways and highlights from the conference 👇
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
'When trade unions learn to innovate: case study evidence from across Europe'
🔍 This chapter by Imre Gergely Szabó, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Eszter Turai, Vasas, presents research findings on policy innovation, transfer and learning by Hungarian trade unions.
📕etui.org/Z9S
🔍 This chapter by Imre Gergely Szabó, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Eszter Turai, Vasas, presents research findings on policy innovation, transfer and learning by Hungarian trade unions.
📕etui.org/Z9S
December 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
'When trade unions learn to innovate: case study evidence from across Europe'
🔍 This chapter by Imre Gergely Szabó, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Eszter Turai, Vasas, presents research findings on policy innovation, transfer and learning by Hungarian trade unions.
📕etui.org/Z9S
🔍 This chapter by Imre Gergely Szabó, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Eszter Turai, Vasas, presents research findings on policy innovation, transfer and learning by Hungarian trade unions.
📕etui.org/Z9S
Check out the latest news in #CollectiveBargaining 🤝
🔺 Greece: Tripartite agreement to restore collective bargaining rights
🔺 Spain: Historic agreement for civil servants
🔺 Italy: New agreement for metal industry
Find out more & subscribe to our newsletter 🔗 etui.org/4kR
🔺 Greece: Tripartite agreement to restore collective bargaining rights
🔺 Spain: Historic agreement for civil servants
🔺 Italy: New agreement for metal industry
Find out more & subscribe to our newsletter 🔗 etui.org/4kR
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Check out the latest news in #CollectiveBargaining 🤝
🔺 Greece: Tripartite agreement to restore collective bargaining rights
🔺 Spain: Historic agreement for civil servants
🔺 Italy: New agreement for metal industry
Find out more & subscribe to our newsletter 🔗 etui.org/4kR
🔺 Greece: Tripartite agreement to restore collective bargaining rights
🔺 Spain: Historic agreement for civil servants
🔺 Italy: New agreement for metal industry
Find out more & subscribe to our newsletter 🔗 etui.org/4kR
🌐How is #AI reshaping occupational safety & health?
The ETUI hosted its 5th Annual #OSH Conference, bringing together trade unionists, researchers & policymakers to discuss what AI means for workers.
📚 ETUI's work on digitalisation 🔗 etui.org/4Zk & OSH 🔗 etui.org/4ZZ
📸 Photo album: buff.ly/CWUrQsU
The ETUI hosted its 5th Annual #OSH Conference, bringing together trade unionists, researchers & policymakers to discuss what AI means for workers.
📚 ETUI's work on digitalisation 🔗 etui.org/4Zk & OSH 🔗 etui.org/4ZZ
📸 Photo album: buff.ly/CWUrQsU
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🌐How is #AI reshaping occupational safety & health?
The ETUI hosted its 5th Annual #OSH Conference, bringing together trade unionists, researchers & policymakers to discuss what AI means for workers.
📚 ETUI's work on digitalisation 🔗 etui.org/4Zk & OSH 🔗 etui.org/4ZZ
📸 Photo album: buff.ly/CWUrQsU
The ETUI hosted its 5th Annual #OSH Conference, bringing together trade unionists, researchers & policymakers to discuss what AI means for workers.
📚 ETUI's work on digitalisation 🔗 etui.org/4Zk & OSH 🔗 etui.org/4ZZ
📸 Photo album: buff.ly/CWUrQsU
'When trade unions learn to innovate: case study evidence from across Europe'
🔍 This chapter by Christian Lyhne Ibsen, University of Copenhagen, analyses and discusses two innovative organising cases in 3F (the General Workers’ Union), the largest trade union in Denmark.
📕 etui.org/Z9S
🔍 This chapter by Christian Lyhne Ibsen, University of Copenhagen, analyses and discusses two innovative organising cases in 3F (the General Workers’ Union), the largest trade union in Denmark.
📕 etui.org/Z9S
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
'When trade unions learn to innovate: case study evidence from across Europe'
🔍 This chapter by Christian Lyhne Ibsen, University of Copenhagen, analyses and discusses two innovative organising cases in 3F (the General Workers’ Union), the largest trade union in Denmark.
📕 etui.org/Z9S
🔍 This chapter by Christian Lyhne Ibsen, University of Copenhagen, analyses and discusses two innovative organising cases in 3F (the General Workers’ Union), the largest trade union in Denmark.
📕 etui.org/Z9S
🔦 In the spotlight: a new Open Issue of #Transfer takes a timely look at the evolving role of trade unions across Europe.
📄 Explore the full issue and its insights on the future of labour, democracy, and social justice in Europe.
🔗 etui.org/4k6
📄 Explore the full issue and its insights on the future of labour, democracy, and social justice in Europe.
🔗 etui.org/4k6
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🔦 In the spotlight: a new Open Issue of #Transfer takes a timely look at the evolving role of trade unions across Europe.
📄 Explore the full issue and its insights on the future of labour, democracy, and social justice in Europe.
🔗 etui.org/4k6
📄 Explore the full issue and its insights on the future of labour, democracy, and social justice in Europe.
🔗 etui.org/4k6
'Mobility for people with disabilities in the EU: next steps'
📄 Discover more in a recent policy brief by Paula Gonzalo and Alonso Escamilla.
🔗 etui.org/4kf
📄 Discover more in a recent policy brief by Paula Gonzalo and Alonso Escamilla.
🔗 etui.org/4kf
December 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
'Mobility for people with disabilities in the EU: next steps'
📄 Discover more in a recent policy brief by Paula Gonzalo and Alonso Escamilla.
🔗 etui.org/4kf
📄 Discover more in a recent policy brief by Paula Gonzalo and Alonso Escamilla.
🔗 etui.org/4kf
'When trade unions learn to innovate: case study evidence from across Europe'
🔍 This chapter analyses two cases of policy innovation involving novel types of union-building projects within the General Confederation of Labour.
📕 Download or order a copy of the book 🔗 etui.org/Z9S
🔍 This chapter analyses two cases of policy innovation involving novel types of union-building projects within the General Confederation of Labour.
📕 Download or order a copy of the book 🔗 etui.org/Z9S
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
'When trade unions learn to innovate: case study evidence from across Europe'
🔍 This chapter analyses two cases of policy innovation involving novel types of union-building projects within the General Confederation of Labour.
📕 Download or order a copy of the book 🔗 etui.org/Z9S
🔍 This chapter analyses two cases of policy innovation involving novel types of union-building projects within the General Confederation of Labour.
📕 Download or order a copy of the book 🔗 etui.org/Z9S
🚨 New #Transfer issue out now!
Crisis corporatism and institutionalised power relations: reshaping European labour markets to defend vulnerable workers
How did the COVID-19 pandemic reshape European labour markets, and what does this mean for the future of #SocialDialogue❓
🔎 etui.org/4k2
Crisis corporatism and institutionalised power relations: reshaping European labour markets to defend vulnerable workers
How did the COVID-19 pandemic reshape European labour markets, and what does this mean for the future of #SocialDialogue❓
🔎 etui.org/4k2
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🚨 New #Transfer issue out now!
Crisis corporatism and institutionalised power relations: reshaping European labour markets to defend vulnerable workers
How did the COVID-19 pandemic reshape European labour markets, and what does this mean for the future of #SocialDialogue❓
🔎 etui.org/4k2
Crisis corporatism and institutionalised power relations: reshaping European labour markets to defend vulnerable workers
How did the COVID-19 pandemic reshape European labour markets, and what does this mean for the future of #SocialDialogue❓
🔎 etui.org/4k2
Here comes the sun: The formal transposition and political impact of the European Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the EU
📄 In a new report, Torsten Müller, ETUI senior researcher, explores the Directive's impact on #MinimumWage setting & #CollectiveBargaining.
🔍 Read more: etui.org/4kB
📄 In a new report, Torsten Müller, ETUI senior researcher, explores the Directive's impact on #MinimumWage setting & #CollectiveBargaining.
🔍 Read more: etui.org/4kB
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Here comes the sun: The formal transposition and political impact of the European Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the EU
📄 In a new report, Torsten Müller, ETUI senior researcher, explores the Directive's impact on #MinimumWage setting & #CollectiveBargaining.
🔍 Read more: etui.org/4kB
📄 In a new report, Torsten Müller, ETUI senior researcher, explores the Directive's impact on #MinimumWage setting & #CollectiveBargaining.
🔍 Read more: etui.org/4kB
'Time for an eco-social minimum income: rethinking welfare for ecological transformations'
📄 Read a recent policy brief by @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and Matteo Mandelli: etui.org/4kx
📄 Read a recent policy brief by @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and Matteo Mandelli: etui.org/4kx
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
'Time for an eco-social minimum income: rethinking welfare for ecological transformations'
📄 Read a recent policy brief by @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and Matteo Mandelli: etui.org/4kx
📄 Read a recent policy brief by @biancalunafabris.bsky.social and Matteo Mandelli: etui.org/4kx
How can trade unions boost their membership numbers again?
🗞️ Read a new article by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social, analysing what innovations Belgian unions can introduce to reverse the downward trend & strengthen their role in a changing world of work.
🔍 buff.ly/tZPEPdQ
🗞️ Read a new article by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social, analysing what innovations Belgian unions can introduce to reverse the downward trend & strengthen their role in a changing world of work.
🔍 buff.ly/tZPEPdQ
Hoe kunnen vakbonden hun ledenaantallen weer opkrikken?
Decennialang was België de uitzondering op de dalende syndicalisatiegraad, maar nu niet meer. Welke innovaties kunnen vakbonden uit de neerwaartse spiraal trekken?
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December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
How can trade unions boost their membership numbers again?
🗞️ Read a new article by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social, analysing what innovations Belgian unions can introduce to reverse the downward trend & strengthen their role in a changing world of work.
🔍 buff.ly/tZPEPdQ
🗞️ Read a new article by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social, analysing what innovations Belgian unions can introduce to reverse the downward trend & strengthen their role in a changing world of work.
🔍 buff.ly/tZPEPdQ
🌐 The (omni)bus takes the wrong turn: is the EU weakening our rights?
Today’s #AITalk moderated by Aída Ponce Del Castillo, ETUI senior researcher, featured Laura Lazaro Cabrera, Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe, and Daniel Leufer, Access Now, to discuss the Digital Omnibus and its impact.
Today’s #AITalk moderated by Aída Ponce Del Castillo, ETUI senior researcher, featured Laura Lazaro Cabrera, Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe, and Daniel Leufer, Access Now, to discuss the Digital Omnibus and its impact.
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🌐 The (omni)bus takes the wrong turn: is the EU weakening our rights?
Today’s #AITalk moderated by Aída Ponce Del Castillo, ETUI senior researcher, featured Laura Lazaro Cabrera, Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe, and Daniel Leufer, Access Now, to discuss the Digital Omnibus and its impact.
Today’s #AITalk moderated by Aída Ponce Del Castillo, ETUI senior researcher, featured Laura Lazaro Cabrera, Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe, and Daniel Leufer, Access Now, to discuss the Digital Omnibus and its impact.
How can trade unions innovate & stay strong in a changing world?
📚 Last week's launch of two ETUI publications, 'Experimenting for Union Renewal: Challenges, Illustrations, and Lessons' & 'When Trade Unions Learn to Innovate', offered insights into how unions can adapt in an evolving world of work.
📚 Last week's launch of two ETUI publications, 'Experimenting for Union Renewal: Challenges, Illustrations, and Lessons' & 'When Trade Unions Learn to Innovate', offered insights into how unions can adapt in an evolving world of work.
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
How can trade unions innovate & stay strong in a changing world?
📚 Last week's launch of two ETUI publications, 'Experimenting for Union Renewal: Challenges, Illustrations, and Lessons' & 'When Trade Unions Learn to Innovate', offered insights into how unions can adapt in an evolving world of work.
📚 Last week's launch of two ETUI publications, 'Experimenting for Union Renewal: Challenges, Illustrations, and Lessons' & 'When Trade Unions Learn to Innovate', offered insights into how unions can adapt in an evolving world of work.
📘 The Oxford Human Rights Hub published a two-part blog by ETUI senior researchers, @karabadjieva.bsky.social and Ioannis Katsaroumpas, analysing the CJEU’s landmark ruling in Denmark v Parliament and Council (C-19/23)—the most significant judgment for Social Europe since Viking & Laval.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📘 The Oxford Human Rights Hub published a two-part blog by ETUI senior researchers, @karabadjieva.bsky.social and Ioannis Katsaroumpas, analysing the CJEU’s landmark ruling in Denmark v Parliament and Council (C-19/23)—the most significant judgment for Social Europe since Viking & Laval.
'How #platformisation is shaping the future of domestic work: A mapping of home care and cleaning platforms in six EU countries'
📄 Read more in this paper by Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais 🔗 etui.org/ZRd
📄 Read more in this paper by Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais 🔗 etui.org/ZRd
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
'How #platformisation is shaping the future of domestic work: A mapping of home care and cleaning platforms in six EU countries'
📄 Read more in this paper by Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais 🔗 etui.org/ZRd
📄 Read more in this paper by Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais 🔗 etui.org/ZRd