At its Congress in Paris (29 September - 2 October) the European Trade Union Confederation will adopt new policies and demands. Representatives of some 90 national trade union organisations from 39 European countries will be among the hundreds of delegates who will debate and vote on a draft Paris Manifesto and ‘Action Programme 2015-2019’. A large section of the action programme is dedicated to the promotion and coordination of collective bargaining, including a call for stronger collective bargaining systems and binding agreements at national level covering workers in both public and private sectors, including workers in SMEs, in order to promote quality employment, equality, decent wages, pay increases and social progress.
English: https://www.etuc.org/european-trade-union-confederation-13th-congress-etuc15
https://www.etuc.org/sites/www.etuc.org/files/press-release/files/action_programme-uk ...
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