On the offensive for stronger European Works Councils
On 1 May 2008, the ETUC launched a campaign for stronger European Works Councils (EWCs ). The ETUC has long been calling for revision of the EWC Directive, but recently refused to enter into negotiations with BusinessEurope in the framework of the social dialogue because we believed it was not feasible to reach agreement in time for the issue to be dealt with in the lifetime of the current Commission and Parliament.
Video clips from the EWC conference 9-10 June
The Hans Böckler Stiftung and the ETUC in cooperation with the European Industry Federations organised a conference on 9 and 10 June 2008 in Brussels.
“On the offensive: for stronger European Works Councils
Europe must strengthen workers rights now!"
The ETUC final assessment of the proposal of the Commission for the revised EWC Directive
The ETUC final assessment of the proposal of the Commission for the revised EWC Directive which the EMF commented over the summer.
The new EWC Directive is here
On 16th December 2008 the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers agreed on strengthened information and consultation rights, thus ensuring that workers are better equipped to defend their jobs and fight against the negative effects of the crisis.
