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Claes-Mikael Stahl
@cmstahl.bsky.social
Deputy General Secretary of the ETUC. Brussels. Trade Unionist.
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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
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📢 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!
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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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.
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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🙋 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
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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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.
October 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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📢 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.
October 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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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...
Hope is not naïve optimism
It is a political choice
www.ips-journal.eu
October 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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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...
Hope is not naïve optimism
It is a political choice
www.ips-journal.eu
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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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...
Hope is not naïve optimism
It is a political choice
www.ips-journal.eu
October 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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...
Hope is not naïve optimism
It is a political choice
www.ips-journal.eu
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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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.)
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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🇲🇩 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.
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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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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September 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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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...
www.etuc.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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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...
www.etuc.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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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.
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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...
www.etuc.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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📢 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
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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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
September 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Pour la #JusticeFiscale, pour la #JusticeSociale, contre l'#austerite, FO est mobilisée partout en ce #18septembre ! Ici à #Mayotte ! ⬇️
September 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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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
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September 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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
September 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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What's missing in the new EU-India deal trade? Workers' rights
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.
euobserver.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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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...
September 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM