ETUI

Where does the just transition agenda stand today? 🎙️ The latest episode of etui.podcast, 'Voices on the world of work', explores the latest scholarly thinking around just transition and eco-social transformation, as well as the ongoing challenges of effective policy implementation 🔗 etui.org/4dS

With guests Paolo Graziano, Professor of Political Science at the University of Padua and Research Associate at the European Social Observatory, and Giorgos Galanis, Reader in Applied Economics at Queen Mary University of London and Visiting Senior Fellow at The London School of Economics

It's time to start addressing domestic violence as a workplace issue

...and it is thus an #OSH issue that requires structured responses from employers, trade unions and policymakers

🔗 etui.org/4YV

It's time to start addressing domestic violence as a workplace issue

📑 In our latest policy brief, Jane Pillinger (@openuniversity.bsky.social), makes the case that the impacts of domestic violence seep into the workplace, particularly as #teleworking becomes increasingly the norm...

Education and training within the labour movement is a core pillar of trade unions' internal capacity-building and strategic development

A series of workshops and seminars covered a wide range of themes, chief amongst them: 🔺Supporting the design and implementation of union strategies 🔺The new European Works Council Directive and what it means for EWC trainers 🔺The impact of generative AI in trade union education

Follow the ETUI annual training programme here 🔗 etui.org/4dw 📸 Photos from the conference can be found on our Flickr page 🔗 www.flickr.com/photos/etui_... Photos by Marta Pausilli Illustrations by Pauline Vidal, Visuality EU

Education and training within the labour movement is a core pillar of trade unions' internal capacity-building and strategic development

Last week, #EduDays, the annual conference of the ETUI's Education Department, brought together trade union educators and pedagogical experts from across Europe to reflect upon the key issues facing them in their work today and to strategise about the next steps

📗 Join us on 12 November for the launch of the upcoming ETUI volume, 'Regulating AI and algorithmic management through collective bargaining: Evidence from country case studies' Register here before 28 October 🔗 etui.org/4A2

Emilio Gabaglio (1937-2024) was undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in Europe’s post-war trade union movement, and at the heart of the struggle for #SocialEurope 🔗 etui.org/4Mf

Available here 🔗 etui.org/4Mf

Et la version française est disponible ici ! 🔗 etui.org/4MY

Emilio Gabaglio (1937-2024) was undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in Europe’s post-war trade union movement, and at the heart of the struggle for #SocialEurope 🔗 etui.org/4Mf

Its pages recount the story of a remarkable life, and include an extensive interview with Gabaglio conducted in 2022 and a collection of contributions from some of his closest comrades

This book serves as a homage but also a primer – perhaps even a masterclass – in political science: how to tackle the challenge of building a more social and worker-friendly Europe not only through diplomacy, but also through organisation, negotiation and mobilisation ✊️

Emilio Gabaglio (1937-2024) was undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in Europe’s post-war trade union movement, and at the heart of the struggle for #SocialEurope 🔗 etui.org/4Mf

As General Secretary of @etuc-ces.bsky.social, he left a lasting impression on the European Union, and so it was only natural for the ETUI to publish this tribute volume following his death in 2024

Did you know that longer working hours are associated with higher environmental impact? 🔗 etui.org/4AN

Interested in further research on working time reduction? Look no further than this ETUI research overview 🔗 etui.org/4Ah

🗓️ And don't miss our upcoming conference in Brussels (29 October) on 'The future of working time' 🔗 etui.org/4A7

Did you know that longer working hours are associated with higher environmental impact? 🔗 etui.org/4AN

⏲️ The findings point to working time reduction being a promising and under-explored policy instrument in climate mitigation

Read the full brief here 🔗 etui.org/4AN #WorkingTimeReduction #ClimateChange #environment

Did you know that longer working hours are associated with higher environmental impact? 🔗 etui.org/4AN

🔍 These are the findings of new research from ETUI economist Mehtap Akgüç, which takes data from 30 European countries to produce a robust empirical assessment of the relationship between working time and climate impact

💡 The estimates from the brief's modelling suggest that a 1% increase in annual hours worked is associated with a rise in CO2 emissions of over 0.4%, with hikes also found in energy use and ecological and carbon footprint

📣 Call for papers Next February (16-17), the ETUI will be holding the seventh edition of its #FutureOfWork conference - and the call for papers has just been launched See here for more info about the conference and how to submit an abstract (deadline 16 November) 🔗 etui.org/4d4

🎙️ Don't miss the latest episode of etui.podcast, 'Voices on the world of work', in which we tackle the current travails of the automotive sector, and what it means for the future of electrification 🚘🔌 🔗 etui.org/4A6

Listen here 🔗 etui.org/4A6

Interested in some further reading? 📘 Take a look at the recent ETUI volume 'Is ‘electromobility made in Europe’ still possible?' 🔗 etui.org/4AL

With guests Tommaso Pardi (CNRS and Gerpisa, École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay) and Benjamin Denis, (industriAll Europe), together we unpack: 🔺 the different factors driving the crisis in Europe's car industry

🔺 how European policy design has shaped the trajectory of vehicle electrification 🔺 what is the ideal way forward through the delicate balancing act between the EU's climate, social and industrial objectives?

📣 New policy brief on the Savings and Investments Union 🔗 etui.org/4AG

'It is not a matter of blocking – or attempting to block – these initiatives, as they are necessary to adapt the European economy to the new world financial landscape, but of ensuring that European citizens do not lose out in the push towards deregulation and consolidation.'

Read the full brief here 🔗 etui.org/4AG

📣 New policy brief on the Savings and Investments Union 🔗 etui.org/4AG

🔺The risk of weakening banks’ funding base by shifting household savings away from bank deposits

🔺A likely further oligopolisation of the financial industry and consolidation of financial capitalism in Europe

📣 New policy brief on the Savings and Investments Union 🔗 etui.org/4AG

Economists Jérôme Creel and Hubert Kempf reflect on EU proposals for developing the long-standing initiative for a Capital Markets Union into a broader Savings and Investment Union; the economic context of the plans; and the inherent hurdles and risks, including:

🔺Political resistance to deeper financial integration regarding national sovereignty over tax, legal, and regulatory frameworks

Another successful edition of the #CyborgWorkers conference! 🤖

The Cyborg Workers conference series is organised in collaboration with the Norwegian Research School on Digitalisation, Culture and Society @oslomet.bsky.social; the ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit); and the Cyborg Workers Collective

More info here 🔗 etui.org/4dU

Another successful edition of the #CyborgWorkers conference! 🤖

Who really benefits from these technologies and digital tools❓ What level of control and autonomy do workers have over their implementation and usage❓ And what impact are they having on workers’ health and wellbeing❓

A big thank you to all our participants and presenters, in particular our two keynote speakers @j2bryson.bsky.social, Professor of Ethics and Technology, Hertie School of Governance, and @jamiewoodcock.com, Senior Lecturer at King's College London

Another successful edition of the #CyborgWorkers conference! 🤖

From worker organising in the video games industry, to chatbots in public administration, via AI-assisted investigative journalism, the conference brought together researchers studying the impacts of AI and algorithmic management across sectors and contexts in the world of work

At the core of the conference was the question of ‘digital sovereignty’ at work:

📆 Upcoming conference 🔗 etui.org/4A7

🔺The past and present of working time (presentation of an upcoming issue of Transfer, the European Review of Labour and Research 🔺The complex impacts of working time reduction on workers and workplaces 🔺Trade union approaches to working time policy

🗓️ Register here before 23 October 🔗 etui.org/4A7

📆 Upcoming conference 🔗 etui.org/4A7

Sparked by work intensification, digital demands and non-standard schedules, and accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, this interest has led to trials of four-day week and reduced working hours arrangements being rolled out across Europe

This upcoming conference will bring together academics and trade unionists in a wide-ranging discussion looking into:

📆 Upcoming conference 🔗 etui.org/4A7