Trade Unions

Why has the pandemic made inequalities in Europe so much worse and what can be done to repair the damage?

EU trade policy offers carbon-heavy industries an implicit subsidy to pollute, undermining efforts to tackle climate change.

Any attempt at a geopolitical vision for Europe needs to start with social justice and democracy.

A conversation with the ETUI general director on what the pandemic has meant for workers and the window of opportunity to achieve a just and green recovery.

From attacking social partners to women’s rights, Covid-19 has been a catalyst for Law and Justice’s autocratic tendencies.

Looking at the climate crisis in class terms means reframing class conflict in terms of capital versus life.

Unions and new ecological movements need a frank exchange to find elements of synergy and mutual growth.

In the USA, the inequality and climate crises are increasingly seen as one and the same and the Left has seized on the Green New Deal as the answer.

Trade unionist Philippe Pochet sets out a radical vision for the socio-ecological transformation of the European project.

Over a year after the EU “proclaimed” a series of social rights, little has been done and the initiative risks becoming an empty promise.