Collective Bargaining Policy
In order to improve working and living conditions for the metalworkers in Europe, the EMF works towards a European coordinated collective bargaining policy. Thus, the EMF as a federation of European metal workers' trade unions, is part of the process to create a more social Europe where there is room for a "genuine negotiation culture".
Today, the EMF's collective bargaining coordination activities and approved policy papers cover a range of subjects from wages and working time to employment policies, training and social security issues.
The EMF coordination approach is implemented in addition by regional networks. They have been created all over Europe to let observers participate in the collective bargaining negotiations in neighbouring countries.
All of the EMF affiliates also participate in the Eucob@n Network.
- EMF Work programme 2007-2011.
- EMF Collective Bargaining Policy Committee
- Coordination of Collective Bargaining
- EMF First Common Demand
- EMF Second Common Demand
- Summer College
- Eucoban annual reports
- European and International Framework Agreements
- Milestones - The EMF book on the complete history of Collective Bargaining
For more information, please contact Bart Samyn, EMF Deputy General Secretary, Ralf Götz, EMF Policy Adviser or Erlend Hansen, EMF Policy Adviser.
Collective Bargaining Summer College in Portugal
The Education Department of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) will organise a joint course on collective bargaining with the three European industry federations EMF, ETUF-TCL and EMCEF.
It will be held from 13 to 15 September 2010 in Portugal.
EMF seminar on temporary agency work
On 23 June 2010 the EMF organised a seminar on temporary agency work.
The seminar was organized within the framework of the Second EMF Common Demand on Precarious Employment,which will be included in the collective bargaining demands of all EMF's 75 affiliated trade unions and in future collective bargaining rounds throughout Europe over the next four years.
The seminar took place in Brussels.
Training seminar on collective bargaining skills
On 10-11 June 2010 the European Metalworkers’ Federation, in cooperation with International Metalworkers’ Federation and with the support of Friedrich Ebert Foundation, is organising a training seminar on collective bargaining skills/techniques for the affiliates from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.
The training seminar will take place in Podgorica, Montenegro.
New extended International Framework Agreement for PSA
On 20 May 2010 a new extended International Framework Agreement was signed between management and the EMF and IMF on PSA Peugeot Citroen's social responsibility.
6th EMF Collective Bargaining Policy Conference
“Jobs, Rights and Collective Bargaining”
Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th November
Hotel Velada, Madrid
Documents (now including adopted documents) available for download
