Marie-Hélène Ska, Selena Carbonera Fernandez and Olivier Valentin
Employer lobbying to weaken the EU Pay Transparency Directive risks condemning European women to decades more of unequal pay.
Historic protests and escalating strikes challenge a coalition determined to slash social protections while boosting corporate subsidies.
Bold promises of sustainable jobs and increased purchasing power have evaporated into austerity measures that spare only the wealthy.
Belgian workers today protest deep cuts and the government’s refusal to tax the wealthy as needed.
Today, on 13th of January 2025, Belgian trade unions demonstrate in Brussels against austerity measures.
Marie-Hélène Ska, Miranda Ulens and Olivier Valentin
European workers enjoy more social support than five years ago but the far right and strict austerity are looming threats.
They will claim to stand up for ‘the people’ in the June elections. But the extreme right only stamps on women’s rights.
Marie-Hélène Ska, Miranda Ulens and Olivier Valentin
Belgian trade union confederations this week led strikes and other actions to challenge the impact of inflation on purchasing power.
Thousands of workers join a union rally in Brussels to defend their purchasing power.
Marie-Hélène Ska, Miranda Ulens and Olivier Valentin
Tens of thousands of Belgian workers today demand better wages and purchasing power.
Laurent Berger, Reiner Hoffmann, Wolfgang Katzian, Marie-Hélène Ska, Pepe Álvarez, Jarkko Eloranta, Luigi Sbarra and Andrzej Radzikowski
Trade unions demand an ambitious directive on minimum wages and collective bargaining.