A trade union perspective on productivity Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 19-20 November 2025 Productivity depends on investment and workers’ participation, not wage cuts

Dear President of the European Council Mr Costa,  Dear Presidents and Prime Ministers, I am contacting you in view of the European Council meeting on 23 October and on foot of the leaked European Council Conclusions.

  ETUC Resolution on Upholding tripartite consensus in EU OSH legislation - Assessment of the EC proposal for a 6th revision of the Directive CMRD  Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 1 and 2 October 2025 ETUC calls on the European Commission to uphold and respect the outcomes of tripartite consensual agreements in the ordinary legislative procedure concerning occupational safety and health.

  For an EU Directive on subcontracting and labour intermediation Resolution adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 1-2 October 2025  The ETUC is calling for an EU Directive to urgently tackle abuses in subcontracting and labour intermediation.

Dear High Representative Kallas, I am contacting you to express our urgent concern for the safety and security of the Global Sumud Flotilla and of trade unionists and other volunteers currently aboard. Their stated mission is a humanitarian and non-violent one, to deliver essential aid and express solidarity with the people of Palestine.

Putting Europe on solid ground: A worker-centred State of the Union Letter from the European Trade Union Confederation to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Dear President von der Leyen, As you prepare your 2025 State of the Union address, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), representing 45 million working people across Europe, urges you to put workers - their jobs, pay, and future - at the heart of your vision for Europe.

Dear Minister Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, Ahead of the upcoming Porto Social Forum, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is calling on the Portuguese Government to use the Forum to adopt a Declaration in support of a decisive step forward for the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its implementation.

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) stands in solidarity with the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the entire media community in recognising the journalists who have been killed in Gaza. These journalists were killed while doing their job, documenting the reality, bearing witness, and ensuring the world hears the voices of those affected. Their courage and commitment to truth came at the highest cost.

The following letter was sent by European trade union leaders to Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Dear High Representative Ms Kallas, As European trade unionists committed to justice, human rights, and international law, we write to you with deep concern regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the ongoing actions of the Israeli Government.

The following letter was sent by ETUC General Secretary Esther Lynch and General Secretary of UNI Global Union Christy Hoffman to Commission Vice-President and High Representative Kaja Kallas and Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib 

ETUC General Secretary Esther Lynch has written the following letter to CITUB (Bulgaria): Dear Plamen Dimitrov,Dear CITUB colleagues, We are deeply concerned by the news of unacceptable actions taken by Bulgarian authorities during the peaceful protest organised by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) on 14 July 2025.

  ETUC strategy for countering deregulation  Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 18th June 2025

ETUC Resolution on the Single Market Strategy – missing social progress! Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 18th June 2025

ETUC demands for the Quality Jobs Roadmap Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting of 18 June 2025 The European Commission announced that it will put forward a Quality Jobs Roadmap, developed following consultation with the social partners. During the first hearings held in April and May 2025, it was announced that the roadmap would support through legislative and non-legislative measures collective bargaining, fair wages, good working conditions, training, and fair job transitions.

ETUC resolution on a 3-year Taxation Action Plan (2025–2027) Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting of 18 June 2025   Reclaiming Tax Policy for Social Justice, Solidarity, and Investment

The following letter was sent to Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and to Marta Kos, EU Commissioner for Enlargement.   Dear Vice-President Minzatu and Commissioner Kos,  We are writing to ask the Commission support to defend trade union rights in Ukraine – following the unjustified seizure of trade union offices of  FPU, the biggest trade union confederation in Ukraine and ETUC affiliate.

The following letter was sent separately to Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and to

Mid-Term ConferenceResolution: Trade Unions’ Demands for a Successful EU Enlargement Twenty years after the largest wave of EU enlargement, millions of workers are still waiting for the promise of decent work, fair wages, strong rights, and real social protection.

Resolution on EU trade with Israel and PalestineAdopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting of 15 April 2025

Resolution on peace and security Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting of 15 April 2025