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Which countries have the most strikes in the EU?

Which countries have the most strikes in the EU?

In the early part of 2026, Europe already became the stage for widespread demonstrations, leaving classrooms empty, flights grounded, and medical appointments missed. So, where have workers raised their voices the loudest?

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#OPINIE De ideologische verantwoording van Frank Vandenbroucke als bestuurder roept vooral één vraag op: wat blijft er vandaag nog over van het socialistische project? www.sampol.be/2026/06/is-d...

Is dit nog socialisme?

De ideologische verantwoording van Frank Vandenbroucke als bestuurder roept vooral één vraag op: wat blijft er vandaag nog over van het socialistische project?

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A record-breaking rise in UK trade union membership. Interesting report by @alexcollinson.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/record...

A record-breaking rise in trade union membership

The most recent trade union stats brought some good news: trade union membership is up. In 2025, trade union membership rose by 192,000 and now sits at 6.57 million. This is the highest it’s been sinc...

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BELGIUM: After 130 years Belgian liberal trade union initiates rebranding www.brusselstimes.com/2162881/afte...

After 130 years Belgian liberal trade union initiates rebranding

After 130 years, the term “liberal” has been dropped from the union’s name. Truyens explained that the word no longer reflected the organisation’s identity.

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Fantastic, truly engaging book review of 'A Modern Guide to Labour and the Platform Economy' by Peter Bloom (University of Essex). Many thanks. journals.sagepub.com/share/SSME8M...

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"Zo pijnlijk, de Vlaamse socialistische partij die de socialistische vakbond in de wind zet." www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...

The ITUC welcomes the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, confirming that the #RightToStrike is protected under International Labour Organization Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association & Protection of the Right to Organise. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/NoE6RIo #FightForDemocracy

"The Court is of the opinion that the question of whether “the right to strike of workers and their organizations [is] protected under the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)” is to be answered in the affirmative." www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

🥳💪🏻 ✊🏻 The ICJ rules that the right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)

Jelmer Evers@jelmerevers.com · 3mo ago

It's not often that I watch a livestream of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, but they are now reading their Advisory Opinion on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87.... This will affect democracies, workers, unions worldwide webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19...

The #28thRegime under scrutiny ⚖️ 🔍 ⚠️ The European Commission's recent #EUInc proposal for a new European company law framework could allow companies to circumvent a country's #labour rules by registering in a country with lighter ones 🔗 www.euractiv.com/news/the-key...

The key questions that will decide what EU Inc means for workers | Euractiv

All hangs on which country’s rules will apply to employees

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Workers make Europe. Not deregulation. Not austerity. Not a race to the bottom. Europe’s future must be built on investment, strong industries, quality jobs and workers having a real say at work. We make Europe #UnionMade

We kiezen er beter voor om ziekenfondsen verder te moderniseren en verder te controleren, maar vooral om ze te behouden www.demorgen.be/meningen/duu...

‘Duur, inefficiënt, overbodig, bureaucratisch...’: zeven mythes over ziekenfondsen tegen het licht gehouden

Kritiek op de ziekenfondsen is vaak gebaseerd op verouderde beelden of ideologische voorkeuren, en niet op data van 2026. Dat argumenteert Wim Vermeersch, hoofdredacteur van het maandblad Samenleving ...

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Comment #Tesla court-circuite les syndicats européens www.alternatives-economiques.fr/comment-tesl...

Comment Tesla court-circuite les syndicats européens

L’institut syndical européen dénonce les pratiques antisyndicales du groupe d’Elon Musk, notamment en Suède et en Allemagne. Chez Tesla, tout semble fait pour maximiser la pression managériale sur les...

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Laat ons benoemen waarover de aanhoudende aanvallen van de N-VA op ziekenfondsen en vakbonden werkelijk gaan: de plaats van solidariteit in onze democratie. (www.sampol.be/2026/05/de-l...)

just in time for May Day, my column on what general strikes are, and what they are not, and why it matters to think in terms of power, risk, and strategy. progressive.org/magazine/str...

Strategy and Leverage—Not Vibes—Are What We Need Now

The general strike remains a goal to aspire to. But simply saying the words over and over again will not call the strike into being.

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When did capitalism start? And is there an end to it? Can it be reshaped into a more ecologically sound and humane system, a ‘green capitalism’? These questions will be the focus of this conference on global capitalism, organised by the Posthumus Institute. Register now! 🔗 posthumusconference.org

A major strike at Deutsche Telekom is sweeping across Germany. In the last two days, 7,500 workers took industrial action a 6.6 per cent pay rise. Today the strike is moving from north to south. We stand in solidarity with the workers and their union @social.verdi.de.

Tarifrunde Telekom 2026: Mehr als 7.500 Beschäftigte im Ausstand | ver.di

Über 7.500 Beschäftigte haben in den ersten beiden Streiktagen mitgemacht. Am 30. April 2026 streiken Telekom-Beschäftigte in Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg und Bayern. ver.di kä...

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Why do some union innovations spark transformation while others remain isolated? This study of innovation diffusion across 12 European cases is now in print in the European Journal of Industrial Relations (Vol. 32, Issue 2) Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/0959... Cc: @etui.bsky.social

Diffusing innovations for revitalisation: Conditions and mechanisms across western European and CEE trade unions - Kurt Vandaele, 2026

This article examines why some trade unions are able to spread innovations aimed at revitalisation across their organisation, while similar initiatives elsewher...

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Why do some union innovations spark transformation while others remain isolated? This study of innovation diffusion across 12 European cases is now in print in the European Journal of Industrial Relations (Vol. 32, Issue 2) Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/0959... Cc: @etui.bsky.social

Diffusing innovations for revitalisation: Conditions and mechanisms across western European and CEE trade unions - Kurt Vandaele, 2026

This article examines why some trade unions are able to spread innovations aimed at revitalisation across their organisation, while similar initiatives elsewher...

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How does #Tesla’s anti-union playbook really work ❓ 💻 Last week's webinar dived into the recent ETUI report 'Tesla versus national models: union organising and union busting in Sweden, Germany and the United States' 🧵👇

New #bookreview of Trade Unions in the European Union by Jeremy Waddington, Torsten Müller, Kurt Vandaele doi.org/10.1177/0022... Reviewed by Paul Dillon (University of Limerick) #openaccessbook www.facebook.com/etuibrussels/ www.linkedin.com/company/euro...

Unprecedented: Amazon spent $26+ million on anti-union consultants in 2025. This expenditure marks a new record, surpassing the company’s previous high, and is believed to be the largest such amount spent by a US employer on anti-union consultants in a single year. [source: US Department of Labor]

🚘 Tesla vs. Europe’s social model? Tesla is often cited as an industrial success of the green transition - but its anti-union model raises serious concerns 🔗 etui.org/4ik 🧵 👇

"Achiel Van Acker (...) draait zich om in zijn graf." www.demorgen.be/meningen/voo...

Voor veel gezinnen wordt 1 april geen vrolijke dag

Jef Maes is auteur van Onze sociale zekerheid en ex-federaal secretaris van het ABVV. Hij ziet met lede ogen hoe dit beleid straft wie geen kans meer heeft op werk en dus waarom 194.000 werklozen uit ...

demorgen.be

New 1926 General Strike map online! Using early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps, the online resource shows strike events (through archive sources) in their contemporary landscape. Explore the map, digitised sources and more at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

📣 New #book launch 🏭️ What makes a good job in times of rapid change? 'Job Quality in a Turbulent Era' explores how #digitalisation, #AI, and the #GreenTransition are reshaping #JobQuality. 📖 Read, download, and share (open access) on Elgar Publishing: buff.ly/7fHezor

Strike stats out yesterday showing dramatic fall in strike levels for Jan 26 (compared to Nov & Dec 25) so much more like most of 2024 and 2025: 31,000 days not worked in 62 strikes by 6,000 workers.

As of this morning, nearly 4,000 workers are on strike at one of the largest beef plants in the US. Biggest meatpacking strike in decades.

Thousands of Colorado Meatpacking Workers Are on Strike

A strike in Colorado shows what happens when thousands of workers confront one of the most concentrated industries in the American economy.

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49 miljard euro begrotingstekort. De laatste vooruitzichten van het Planbureau zijn duidelijk: het Belgische begrotingstekort loopt op van 4,4% bij het aantreden van de regering-De Wever tot liefst 6,3% - of bijna 49 miljard euro. Een regering die de begroting op orde zet?