As we watch these wildfires rage in Southern Europe, I'm reminded of the fact that 12 EU member states *reduced* their number of firefighters between 2022-23 due austerity cuts - despite Europe being the fastest warming continent.

From: www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

@etuc-ces.bsky.social

Today, I posted a passage from Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States to reflect on the history of International Workers' Day and what it can tell us of our troubling present.

Give it a read: open.substack.com/pub/klippe/p...

Sure, organize a session on "investing in people" with reps from Randstad and Renault but don't include even a single European trade union.

Great stuff from the EU social forum.