A new European Industrial Workers’ Federation

1. A new European Industrial Workers’ Federation Ulrich Eckelmann (EMF) Michael Wolters (EMCEF) Luc Triangle (ETUF-TCL)

2. Main focus of EMF, ETUF:TCL and EMCEF in recent years

3. Main focus of EMFin recent years • Creation of an Industrial Policy agenda based on sustainability • Implementation in our Sector Work • Successful Coordination of Wage Policy • Creation of so-called Common Demands (Training and Education, Precarious Work) • Initiatives in Health & Safety, Training & Education • Successful structuring of Company Policy, improvement of quantity and quality of EWC work • Preparation of the creation of a new ETUF

4. EMCEF: Topics andpriorities Industrial Policy: • Energy efficiency • Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) / CO2 • Euro Crisis / FTT • REACH • Nanomaterials • 7th Environmental Action Plan • Situation in smaller branches EWC: • Roughly 200 EWC • Training of EWC Coordinators • Exchange of good practice • Training of EWC members in one branch • Negotiating of agreements including SE EWC

5. EMCEF: Topicsand priorities Collective Bargaining: • Campaign against precarious work • Collective bargaining report for all affiliates • Economic situation in the several branches and the main topics in the negotiating rounds of our affiliates • Eucob@n Social Dialogue: • 5 SSD (Chemical, Electricity, Extractive, Gas, Pulp and Paper) + NEPSI • Sector Skills Councils / VET • OSHE • Energy policies specific related to the several industries / European Energy Community • Active Aging management • Just transition

6. ETUF:TCL in recent years1. Data (updated end 2011) • Almost 500,000 members • 63 member organizations (from 94.000 members tovery small organizations), Affiliation system – link to ITGLWF • Textiles / Clothing : 2 M. employees (EU27), 127,000 companies • Tanning / Leather , Footwear Characteristics : • MainlySME’s • Bottom end wages • Importance of Turkey • International Trade issues

7. ETUF:TCL in recent years2. Activities • SocialDialogue / Industrial Policy : three SD Committees - Goodandconstructive cooperation withemployersfederations - First European Sector Skills Council • CollectiveBargainingcoordination : Eucoban • European Works Councils : ± 20 • Projects : - European Sector Skills Council - Impact of Climate Change on TCL sectors - Sandblasting (RO, BG, TR) - I, C, P in BalticCountries (cooperation with Nordic In) - Online Risk Assesment in LeatherandTanning sector

8. Challengesfor the new European Federation • Its creation is a kind of capacity-building exercise • Increased political influence (on EU Commission, MEP’s, Employers) • Achievement of synergies(in policy, personnel & financial areas) • Better support for our affiliates (facts and figures, underdeveloped regions) • Supporting Employment in industries of the future • Protection of Workplaces in energy-intensive industries, based on a strategy of competitiveness and sustainability

9. Focusof the new organisation • Reforming society • Strengthening democracy • Fosteringeconomicandsocialimprovements • Social protection • Worker participation

10. Instruments • Pooling of capacitytotakeaction • Coordinationanddevelopment of Collective Bargaining Policy • Influence on Socialpolicy • Activeindustrialpolicy • Controlovereconomic, labourand human rights

11. Joint Meetings and Conferences • 2010/11 Joint IP, CB and CP Conferences • 2012 Joint Ex Committees Joint Committee meetings (IP, CB, CP and SD)

12. Results Joint EC Meeting 31st January • Pre-adoption of: • Draft EIWF Statutes • Draft EIWF Joint Political Resolution • Standing Orders for Founding Congress • Founding Motion • Nominations for elected posts, RMC, Auditing Committee, Credentials Committee

13. Next steps: important dates • 2nd March: deadline for resolutions and motions • Joint RMC 26-27 March • 15th April: deadline for nominations to Congress, nominations of Ex Com and St Com members and members of Policy and Sector Committees • 3 Ex Com’s or Presidium 14 May • 3 Dissolution Congresses 15 May • EIWF Founding Congress 16 May

14. A new Federation The European Union stands at a crossroads… • Severe crisis of European integration • Failure of neoliberal policy agenda • Dominance of austerity polices • Growths in precarious working conditions The European Industrial Workers Federation from the metal, chemical and textile sectors unite in their struggle to safeguard Social Europe and for sustainable growths and jobs!

15. A new Federation We demand • Give priority to worker’s social rights over economic freedom • Re-regulate the global financial markets • Qualify and train workers instead of promoting austerity • Focus on sustainable and socially responsible industrial policies • Prioritise the needs of the real economy over those of financial speculators

16. A new Federation European Industrial Workers’ Federation (EIWF) • Over 230 affiliates, about 8 million members • Industrial production drives growths in Europe • 75% of EU exports are industrial goods • 80% of European R&D expenditure Industry is and will be the core of Europe’s economic strength and sustainability strategy The EIWF will ensure that the voices of Europe’s industrial workers are being heard

17. A new Federation Areas of Work Policy Fields / Committees (nominations by organisations / open to all affiliates) Sector Committees and Sectoral Social Dialogue Horizontal Committees Regional Work

18. Policy Fields / Committees Industrial Policy • Promote a strong manufacturing and solid social base Go for growth • Growth oriented monetary, fiscal and budgetary policies • Transformation of production processes into sustainable production chains / Green economy / Resource efficiency • Proposals for a coherent and comprehensive Industrial Policy

19. Policy Fields / Committees Industrial Policy • Manage change in a social acceptable way • Links to our (Sectoral) Social Dialogue Committee(s) • Coordinate our policies / Discuss joined positions

20. Policy Fields / Committees Company Policy • Promote workers involvement at company level (information, consultation, participation) • Developing information and consultation rights at EWC level Coordination of our 600 (!) EWC’s / Assist coordinators / Network / Training / New negotiations and renegotiations • Coordination of cross border restructuring / European Trade Union coordination groups • Participation rights in European Companies (SE)

21. Policy Fields / Committees Company Policy • Anticipation and management of change at company level • Negotiation of European Framework agreements • Promote trade union rights

22. Policy Fields / Committees Collective Bargaining and Social Policies • Coordination of wage policies / wage coordination rule • Working time coordination / Working Time Directive / Working Time Charter • Fight against precarious employment • Common demands (training / precarious work) • Social Policy Issues (flexicurity / pensions / posting of workers) • Eucoban network / regional Collective Bargaining networks

23. Policy Fields / Committees Social Dialogue • About 11 existing Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees. • SSD : Tool and platform to promote EIWF policies / to promote joint actions with employers federations / defend interests of our sectors

24. Policy Fields / Committees Social Dialogue • Use Social Dialogue for Commission consultation • Work on capacity building • Tool and platform for joint action

25. Sector Committees • Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear • Steel • Pharmaceuticals • ICT • Mechanical Engineering • Automotive • Aerospace • Shipbuilding

26. Sector Committees 9. Basic Materials (Chemicals, Rubber, Glass, Paper, Cement, etc.) 10. Energy (Electricity, Oil, Gas, Coal Mining, Wind and Solar Power) Develop sector activities / Close link to Sectoral SD (where applicable) Open to all affiliates

27. Horizontal Work Areas • Equal opportunitiesCommittee (part of the Statutes) Possible in future: • Training & Education • Youth

28. Regional Work • 8 Regions • South East Europe region • Support to regions where necessary : especially SE Europe (ex-YU + RO/BG) • Capacity building

29. Regional Jurisdiction • Countries of the European Union (EU) • Countries of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) • EU Candidate countries, South-East Europe (SEE)

30. Decision-making bodies • Congress • Executive Committee 1 President/3 Vice-Presidents Members: 2012-2014 : 1 member/affiliate 2014-2016: 1 to12 members/country depending on the number of members (approx 150 max) 2016:1 to 7 members/country depending on the number of members Quota: 20% of women strongly recommended Voting rights: normally 1 member, 1 vote except by request to vote on the basis of the membership of organisations present

31. Decision-making bodies 2016: 1 President + 8 Vice-Presidents (1 from each region) + 2 members from each region • Steering Committee 2012-2016: 1 President + 3 Vice-Presidents + 3 members from each region Voting rights: 1 member, 1 vote

32. Secretariat • Secretariat • 1 General Secretary • max 3 Deputy General Secretaries • Staff

33. Decisionmakingbodies Congress Executive Committee Pres, 3 VicePres, 1 member/country SteeringCommittee Pres, 3 VicePres, 3 members/Region Advisory bodies Bodiesestablishedby EC anddecidedbythe Executive

34. Tasks of Congress • Establish political strategy • Decisions about resolutions and motions, changes to the Statutes • Ratification of decisions of the Ex Com • Affiliation and disaffiliation of member organisations • Election ofPresident, Vice-Presidents, GS, DGS, members of ExCom, SteerCom • Decisions about fees

35. Tasks of Executive Committee • Draw up strategies, practical implementation or Congress decisions • Oversee the Secretariat, incl. finances, Budget approval • Elections to different posts during the Congress period • Establishment of different work groups and committees • Decision about new members

36. Tasks of the Steering Committee • Monitor implementation of Congress and Ex Com decisions • Advise Secretariat on the preparation of Ex Com meetings and Congress • Ensure convergence at European level of policies regarding TU demands and collective agreements concluded by affiliated organisations • Monitor regular payment of affiliation fees • Members should encourage regional activities

37. Tasks of the Secretariat Practical implementation of decisions of • Congress • ExCom • and SteerCom

38. Fees  Regular fee = 0,57 Euro per member (2012) • Each organisation steps into new organisation with current fee • depending on the current fee, there are different steps to bring this into line with the regular fee • will be yearly adjusted by the Belgian inflation rate • Transition period especially for the textile and leather TU (different fees) within a WG on Finances develop a new system for the time after 2016.

39. What can we expect from EIWF Industrial Policy • Creating a picture of sustainable production and workplaces • A Conference based on our strategy (supported by EU and Industry Associations) • Link to our sector work and social dialogues

40. What can we expect from EIWF Company Policy • Creation of more EWCs and consolidation of existing EWCs • Implementation of the idea of sustainable products and workplaces in our daily work • Supporting EWC campaigns on H&S, VET, workers involvement • Company transnational agreements

41. What can we expect from EIWF Collective Bargaining Policy • Main subject = Coordination of Wage Policy • Strengthening of activities in new subject areas: Precarious Work Temporary Agency Work • Exchange of information (Eucob@n)

42. What can we expect from EIWF SocialDialoguePolicy • Coordination of activities • exchange of practices • joint policies: • Sectors Skills Councils • VET • Energy / raw material policies

43. What can we expect from EIWF Communication • Creation of new web sites • Newsletter • Participation of national affiliates via our Policy and Sector Committees or Work Groups