UNI Europa will join thousands of workers and their unions from across Europe protesting against the controversial “EU Inc.” law in Brussels on 24 September 2026.

New EU data shows that in the worst year on record for wildfires, the number of professional firefighters in Europe fell by 18,000. That included a reduction of over 4,000 in France alone.

The Digital Omnibus strips machinery from the AI Act’s high-risk regime, leaving worker safeguards in limbo.

EPSU and ETUC react to new Eurostat figures showing a sharp decline in firefighter numbers, calling for more investment in public services.

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Find out about the challenges posed by the growing importance of standardisation Employees, works councils and trade unions (as well as their social partners, the employers and their associations) req...

Effective participation of societal and small business interests in standardisation adds a wealth of expert knowledge, experience, and insight.

In 2025, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the ETUC’s active participation in standard-setting, we published two handbooks: Standards at the workplace This handbook explains where standards come from and how they are developed. The handbook also provides insight into the impact of standards on workers.

The argument is that Europe underperforms in tech and biotech because it is “too expensive” to fire people.That may sound intuitively appealing but it is profoundly misleading.

It is a political choice

Hairdressers use gloves every single day, particularly to do ‘wet work’ (such as applying hair dye or shampooing hair). But in spite of their constant exposure to water, cosmetics and other potentiall...

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The meaningful participation of trade unions in the development of technical standards is crucial not only to safeguard workers from hazards, but it is also good for innovation, as the recent adoption...

15% of working people in the EU — around 42 million individuals — cannot afford a one-week holiday away from home. Euronews Business takes a closer look at the issue of holiday poverty.