"As a migrant working here… it's not easy, and it has never been easy." In today's episode of our podcast "Unsung: Cleaners", we hear from Kwasi from Ghana who cleaned the London offices of one of the world’s largest investment banks for 20 years. Listen now @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

🏦Workers like Kwasi work for some of our largest banks and companies. It can be hard work, tough hours & pay & job security are often poor. But workers are organising to improve their work. Give this essential insight into the working life of Europe's cleaners a listen and a share 👂♻️

UNI Europa@uni-europa.bsky.social · 7d ago

"As a migrant working here… it's not easy, and it has never been easy." In today's episode of our podcast "Unsung: Cleaners", we hear from Kwasi from Ghana who cleaned the London offices of one of the world’s largest investment banks for 20 years. Listen now @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

"As a migrant working here… it's not easy, and it has never been easy." In today's episode of our podcast "Unsung: Cleaners", we hear from Kwasi from Ghana who cleaned the London offices of one of the world’s largest investment banks for 20 years. Listen now @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

Our European Power and Organising Centre (EPOC) held a workshop with the @fnv.bsky.social organising team. Here's what they learned.

🎙️El podcast de @uni-europa.bsky.social analiza cómo la adjudicación de contratos al precio más bajo repercute en las condiciones laborales del sector de limpieza. 🗣️Natalia Higueras de @ccoohabitatmadrid.bsky.social participa en el 3º episodio de #UnsungCleaners 🎧 habitat.ccoo.es/noticia:765231

El podcast de Uni Europa aborda el impacto de la contratación pública en las condiciones laborales del sector de la limpieza

Natalia Higueras, de CCOO del Hábitat de Madrid participa en el episodio de Unsung Cleaners que analiza cómo la adjudicación de contratos públicos al precio más bajo repercute en los salarios, la carg...

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Amazon workers in Italy have won the first-ever national agreement with the company in any country. It is a real win. But collective bargaining cannot be an exception reserved for Italy. Amazon should recognise that workers’ rights are universal.

Amazon workers in Italy win first national agreement in any country - UNI Europa

Three Italian unions – Filt CGIL, Fit CISL and Uiltrasovrti – have signed a national agreement with Amazon covering 57 sites across the country, building on a labour protocol agreed in 2021. The deal ...

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“The biggest problem is that they choose the lowest bid. That ends up being paid by the worker.” In this episode of our podcast “Unsung: Cleaners”, we follow the money. We expose how “public procurement” has created a race to the bottom for cleaners. Listen now @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

UNI Europa joins the @etuc-ces.bsky.social in warning against rushing a flawed text to meet an artificial deadline at the expense of guarantees for workers.

Stop the clock on EU Inc to include real safeguards for workers

UNI Europa joins the ETUC in warning against rushing a flawed text through to meet an artificial deadline at the expense of guarantees for workers.

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Denmark is a warning sign: the future of Europe's public postal service is under threat. The upcoming EU Delivery Act must make market access conditional on good jobs and strong social standards. Europe must not waste this opportunity. Read on @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/denmark...

Denmark killed its public postal service. Is the EU next? | Euractiv

Danish postal workers warn Brussels against putting profit before public service

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"We are the invisibles. We clean when no one is around." Most people work during the day. But for nearly half of Europe's cleaners, the shift begins when everyone else goes home. Listen now to the second episode of our documentary podcast "Unsung: Cleaners" on @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

🎧🎙️ [Podcast] « Une journée dans la vie de salariés de la propreté » : #podcast de @uni-europa.bsky.social consacré aux salariés de la propreté avec notre secrétaire générale @verorevservices.bsky.social sur notre ouvrage Essentiels si essentiels (13’13). podfollow.com/macrodose/ep...

"We are the invisibles. We clean when no one is around." Most people work during the day. But for nearly half of Europe's cleaners, the shift begins when everyone else goes home. Listen now to the second episode of our documentary podcast "Unsung: Cleaners" on @macrodosepod.bsky.social.

Extreme heat is a workplace hazard. Workers everywhere are feeling it right now. 71% of the cleaners and security guards we surveyed said the climate crisis is affecting their health. The people on the door when it's 42°C. 🧵

The ETUC is calling for the the EU institutions to stop the clock on EU Inc in order to ensure it has real safeguards for workers "Until every hole is closed, trade unions cannot and will not support it" - @estherlynch.bsky.social 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

Ready to be inspired? These are powerful, must-hear stories from workers about what they need to improve their jobs, their lives and our communities.

MACRODOSE@macrodosepod.bsky.social · 4w ago

Behind every clean space is a story, but too often these stories go untold. Cleaners underpin our workplaces, hospitals, schools and public spaces—and yet their labour is often made invisible.

@syndicalismehebdo.fr revient sur la mobilisation des travailleurs des Services (Propreté, sécurité, restauration collective ) organisée par @uni-europa.bsky.social à #Paris pour obtenir l'introduction de critères sociaux dans les appels d'offre. www.syndicalismehebdo.fr/article/refo...

Réforme européenne des marchés publics : la CFDT Services a manifesté devant Bercy - Syndicalisme Hebdo | CFDT

À l’appel d’UNI Europa, la Fédération syndicale européenne des travailleurs des services, la CFDT Services, avec d’autres…

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Behind every clean space is a story, but too often these stories go untold. Cleaners underpin our workplaces, hospitals, schools and public spaces—and yet their labour is often made invisible.

The new Eurobarometer survey shows that Europeans care mostly about socio-economic issues, but don't believe the EU can address their concerns. The reform of EU public procurement rules is an opportunity to change that. Full story: www.uni-europa.org/news/eu-proc...

Solidarity with AFP journalists in Istanbul set to strike on Monday!

UNI Europa@uni-europa.bsky.social · last mo.

On Monday, journalists at the AFP offices in Istanbul, Türkiye, will strike for a pay rise as wages haven’t kept up with Türkiye’s double-digit inflation rate. The journalists and their union @tgs.org.tr are demanding a real wage increase as inflation has reached at least 32.6 per cent.

On Monday, journalists at the AFP offices in Istanbul, Türkiye, will strike for a pay rise as wages haven’t kept up with Türkiye’s double-digit inflation rate. The journalists and their union @tgs.org.tr are demanding a real wage increase as inflation has reached at least 32.6 per cent.

AFP journalists in Istanbul strike for pay rise

While Türkiye’s official inflation rate reached 32.6 per cent year-over-year in May, AFP only offered a 25 per cent pay increase.

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To Stéphane Séjourné and Europe's political leaders: we want every worker to be covered by a collective agreement. That's why essential workers – cleaners, security guards, food service workers – took to the streets in Paris and Dublin yesterday.

In Paris today, hundreds of cleaners, security guards and food service workers sent a message to Stéphane Séjourné and Europe's leaders: every worker should be covered by collective agreement that guarantees decent pay and conditions. No public contract without collective agreement.

A l'appel de la fédération syndicale européenne du secteur des Services, des salariés du nettoyage, de la sécurité privée et de la restauration collective sont rassemblés devant le ministère des Finances pour un encadrement des marchés publics dans l'Union Européenne @uni-europa.bsky.social

Marchés publics : les syndicats veulent en finir avec le far west européen ➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/xhP

Workers in the cleaning, security and catering sectors will hold a rally in Dublin to demand better working conditions and wages to mark the first day of Ireland's EU Presidency.

Workers to rally in Dublin on first day of EU Presidency

Workers in the cleaning, security and catering sectors will hold a rally in Dublin to demand better working conditions and wages to mark the first day of Ireland's EU presidency.

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Happening today: twin rallies to fix the EU's public procurement rules. Public contracts with private companies must no longer drive a race to the bottom for working. Instead, they must strengthen collective bargaining so that they drive quality services, quality good and quality jobs.

UNI Europa@uni-europa.bsky.social · last mo.

Tomorrow, 1,000+ essential workers will rally simultaneously in Paris and Dublin to demand pro-worker procurement reform. They demand genuine collective bargaining as the EU overhauls the public procurement rules governing €2,000 billion in spending across Europe.

Today, 1000's of workers in Paris & Dublin will demand that billions of euros in public spending support good jobs & collective bargaining. EU public procurement rules are up for revision - we want public funds to go to companies offering fair working conditions, not a race to the bottom on price.

UNI Europa@uni-europa.bsky.social · last mo.

Union leaders from Iceland to Belgium express their support for our twin protests in Paris and Dublin today.

Union leaders from Iceland to Belgium express their support for our twin protests in Paris and Dublin today.

Tomorrow, 1,000+ essential workers will rally simultaneously in Paris and Dublin to demand pro-worker procurement reform. They demand genuine collective bargaining as the EU overhauls the public procurement rules governing €2,000 billion in spending across Europe.

BREAKING: On 1 July, cleaners and security guards will hold a rally for pro-worker procurement rules in Dublin organised by UNI Europa & @siptu.bsky.social. The same day, Ireland will take over the Presidency of the EU Council. A simultaneous rally will take place in Paris.

Workers’ rights must be factored in when awarding public procurement contracts, say unions

Siptu calls on Government to put fair employment conditions at the heart of its first National Public Procurement Strategy

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