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A New Federation. industriAll European Trade Union Over 230 affiliates, more than 7 million members Industrial production drives growths in Europe - 75% of EU exports are industrial goods - 80% of European R&D expenditure
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A New Federation industriAll European Trade Union • Over 230 affiliates, more than 7 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 industriAll will ensure that the voices of Europe’s industrial workers are being heard
A New Federation Founding Congress 16.05.2012 in Brussels • President: Michael VASSILIADES (IG BCE – DE) • Vice-Presidents: Valeria FEDELI (Filtea-CGIL – IT), Renzo AMBROSETTI (Unia – CH) Anders FERBE (IF Metall – SE) • Secretary General: Ulrich ECKELMANN (IG Metall – DE) • Deputies: Bart SAMYN (ABVV-Metaal – B), Sylvain LEFEBVRE (FCE-CFDT – FR), Luc TRIANGLE (ACV-CSC METEA – B)
A New Federation Areas of Work • Policy Fields / Committees (nominations by organisations / open to all affiliates) • Sector Committees • Horizontal Committees • Regional Work
1. Policy Committees • Industrial Policy • Defend a strong manufacturing and solid social base • 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
1. Policy Committees • Industrial Policy • Manage change in a social acceptable way • Links to our (Sectoral) Social Dialogue Committee(s) • Coordinate our policies / Discuss joined positions
1. Policy 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
1. Policy Committees • Company Policy • Anticipation and management of change at company level • Negotiation of European Framework agreements • Promote trade union rights
1. Policy 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
1. Policy Committee Social Dialogue • About 11 existing Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees • SSD : Tool and platform to promote industriAll policies / to promote joint actions with employers federations / defend interests of our sectors • Coordination where feasible / exchange of practices / joint policies (e.g. Sectors Skills Councils)
1. Policy Committee Social Dialogue • Use Social Dialogue for Commission consultation • Work on capacity building • Tool and platform for joint action
2. Sector Committees • Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear • Steel • Pharmaceuticals • ICT • Mechanical Engineering • Automotive • Aerospace • Shipbuilding 9. Basic Materials (Chemicals, Rubber, Glass, Paper, Cement) • Energy (Electricity, Oil, Gas, Coal • Mining, Wind and Solar Power)
2. Sector Committees • Main political body for the development of sector activities • Close link to Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (where applicable) • Open to all affiliates • SWP
3. Horizontal Committees • Equal opportunities (part of the Statutes) • Training & Education • Youth • Staff networking • Press & Communication
4. Regional Work • Nordic Region: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania • Benelux Region: Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands • British Region: United Kingdom, Ireland • Central Region: Austria, Switzerland, Germany • South-West Region: Spain, France, Portugal, Monaco • South Region: Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey • Eastern Region: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia • South-East Region: Romania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Croatia, • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regional Work • 8 regions • Support to regions where necessary : especially South Eastern Europe (ex-YU + RO/BG) • Capacity building • Increased importance of Turkey
Our view on IP • GOAL: Create favourable framework conditions for Europe’s industry to create and maintain high quality, sustainable jobs • Life-cycle thinking • Socially accepted products / production processes • Eco-efficient technologies • Foster markets for sustainable goods & services • Promote sustainable industrialisation • Increase energy efficiency
Instruments • Our strategies have to be developed as well as implemented on multiple levels through the use of following instruments: • industriAll Sector Committees • Cooperation with the ETUC • Social Dialogue on EU level • Active engagement in EU initiatives, such as: • Europe 2020 strategy (IP flagship) • Sector specific policy frameworks (Cars 21, LeaderSHIP) • European Parliament • EESC / CCMI
Thank you very much • for your attention !