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Kurt Vandaele

@kurtvandaele.bsky.social
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Researcher ETUI, PhD #TradeUnions #IndustrialAction #platformEconomy #PoliticalEconomy of #LowCountries Download publications here: www.researchgate.net/profile/Kurt-V… Europa Endlos; I'm so bored with the U.S.A.

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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Un œil vers le passé, l’autre sur le présent, Jean Faniel (CRISP) et @kurtvandaele.bsky.social (ETUI) analysent les ressorts de la colère sociale en Belgique lavamedia.be/fr/les-syndi...
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« Les syndicats ont inscrit la mobilisation dans la longueur et la force » | Lava
Les mobilisations contre l’Arizona s’inscrivent dans la longue tradition belge des luttes sociales. Un œil vers le passé, l’autre sur le présent, Jean Faniel et Kurt Vandaele analysent les ressorts…
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Met één oog op het verleden en het andere op vandaag analyseren Jean Faniel en Kurt Vandaele de drijfveren achter de sociale woed tegen de Arizona-regering lavamedia.be/de-vakbonden...
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“De vakbonden hebben ingezet op duur en kracht” | LAVA
De mobilisaties tegen de Arizonaregering passen in de lange Belgische traditie van sociale strijd. Met één oog op het verleden en het andere op vandaag analyseren Jean Faniel en Kurt Vandaele de…
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
« Les syndicats ont inscrit la mobilisation dans la longueur et la force » via @lavamediabe.bsky.social lavamedia.be/fr/les-syndi...
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« Les syndicats ont inscrit la mobilisation dans la longueur et la force » | Lava
Les mobilisations contre l’Arizona s’inscrivent dans la longue tradition belge des luttes sociales. Un œil vers le passé, l’autre sur le présent, Jean Faniel et Kurt Vandaele analysent les ressorts de...
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“De vakbonden hebben ingezet op duur en kracht” via @lavamediabe.bsky.social lavamedia.be/de-vakbonden...
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“De vakbonden hebben ingezet op duur en kracht” | LAVA
De mobilisaties tegen de Arizonaregering passen in de lange Belgische traditie van sociale strijd. Met één oog op het verleden en het andere op vandaag analyseren Jean Faniel en Kurt Vandaele de drijf...
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What’s really wrong with the #EUInc proposal? At a recent forum in Brussels, the experts counted the ways...
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 23/09/2026
'EU Inc', or the 28th regime, started as an EU project to facilitate the expansion of small companies. Now, trade unions warn it could erode years of hard-earned labour rights.
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Unions rally against new ‘EU Inc’ race-to-bottom on labour laws and pay
'EU Inc', or the 28th regime, started as an EU project to facilitate the expansion of small companies. Now, trade unions warn it could erode years of hard-earned labour rights.
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Forthcoming… www.routledge.com/Strikes-and-...
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Strikes and Labour Conflicts in the 21st Century in Europe: New Perspectives on a Classical Theme
Strikes and labour conflict are experiencing a resurgence in the twenty-first century, driven by economic crises, societal transformations and the evolving nature of work. With a European focus, this ...
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De Tijd @tijd.be · 02/09/2026
Protest tegen regering-De Wever stuwt België naar stakingsrecord
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Protest tegen regering-De Wever stuwt België naar stakingsrecord
Het veelvuldige vakbondsprotest tegen de maatregelen van de federale regering leidde België vorig jaar naar een stakingsrecord. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van het Europese vakbondsinstituut ETUI. De piek komt er ruim 30 jaar na het vorige record, toen tegen de besparingen van de regering-Dehaene.
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If rules can be changed to protect footballers on the pitch, they can be changed to protect workers in every workplace. Sign now and tell the European Commission: protect workers by putting forward a binding EU law on maximum working temperatures. action-europe.org/stop-work-ex...
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Euronews @euronews.com · 12/06/2026
Which countries have the most strikes in the EU?
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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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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#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...
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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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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A record-breaking rise in UK trade union membership. Interesting report by @alexcollinson.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/record...
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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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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
BELGIUM: After 130 years Belgian liberal trade union initiates rebranding www.brusselstimes.com/2162881/afte...
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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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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"Zo pijnlijk, de Vlaamse socialistische partij die de socialistische vakbond in de wind zet." www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...
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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"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...
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Jelmer Evers @jelmerevers.com · 21/05/2026
🥳💪🏻 ✊🏻 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)
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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...
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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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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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...
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‘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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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Comment #Tesla court-circuite les syndicats européens www.alternatives-economiques.fr/comment-tesl...
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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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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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...)
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Sarah Jaffe @sarahljaffe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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...
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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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International Institute of Social History @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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
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UNI Europa @uni-europa.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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.
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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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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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
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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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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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
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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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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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' 🧵👇
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Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal) @jirjournal.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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...
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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]
The Capitalist Hellscape

AMAZON SPENT MORE THAN $26 MILLION ON ANTI-UNION CONSULTANTS IN 2025

SOURCE: US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
🚘 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 🧵 👇
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
"Achiel Van Acker (...) draait zich om in zijn graf." www.demorgen.be/meningen/voo...
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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 ...
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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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...
Map of Britain made from early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps. It includes pins which link to digitised documents and links to a timeline.
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
📣 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
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gregorgall.bsky.social @gregorgall.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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.
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Alex Press @alexnpress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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.
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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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Denktank Minerva @denktankminerva.be · 13/02/2026
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?
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
✊ Tomorrow, workers and their trade unions in Belgium take to the streets for what is set to be a historic mobilisation. The ETUC stands in full solidarity in mobilising for fair pensions, secure jobs, and strong public services.
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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
'Over welvaart’ van Bart De Wever is geen open intellectueel essay, maar moet de systemische ingreep van Arizona legitimeren. Marc Reynebeau, redacteur bij De Standaard lees het volledige artikel op:
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Help uzelf, maar help vooral de bedrijven
'Over welvaart’ van Bart De Wever is geen open intellectueel essay, maar moet de systemische ingreep van Arizona legitimeren.
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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Het huidig conflict tussen ABVV en Vooruit over de pensioenen is geen misverstand, maar een fundamenteel en historisch meningsverschil. Lees de analyse van Jef Maes hier 👇 (www.sampol.be/2026/03/soci...)
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Socialisten, pensioenen en het dogma van langer werken
Het huidig conflict tussen ABVV en Vooruit over de pensioenen is geen misverstand, maar een fundamenteel en historisch meningsverschil.
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Jordy lost het wel op! ‘Arizona is geen rechtse regering zoals de andere’ www.knack.be/nieuws/arizo...
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Andreas Bieler @abieler.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
In Spain, Amazon Workers Win with Quick-Hit Walkouts, see socialistproject.ca/2026/03/spai...
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In Spain, Amazon Workers Win with Quick-Hit Walkouts
At an Amazon fulfillment center in Spain, we used a flurry of brief walkouts late last year to force the company to improve wages and time off. We struck for three days in November and in December in ...
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Modeling the Impact of Sectoral Bargaining for U.S. Workers www.americanprogress.org/article/mode...
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Modeling the Impact of Sectoral Bargaining for U.S. Workers
New statistical modeling suggests that sectoral bargaining could more than double collective bargaining coverage in the United States and generate big gains in union density.
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Decennialang was België de uitzondering op de dalende syndicalisatiegraad, maar nu niet meer. Welke innovaties kunnen vakbonden uit de neerwaartse spiraal trekken? (www.sampol.be/2025/12/hoe-...)
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Hoe kunnen vakbonden hun ledenaantallen weer opkrikken?
Decennialang was België de uitzondering op de dalende syndicalisatiegraad, maar nu niet meer. Welke innovaties kunnen vakbonden uit de neerwaartse spiraal...
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Grèves et conflictualité sociale en 2024 www.crisp.be/librairie/ca...
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Grèves et conflictualité sociale en 2024 - La librairie du CRISP
Courrier hebdomadaire n° 2664-2665, par I. Gracos, 132 p., 2025
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
New York City nurses get a deal, end strike, ratify contract. “The largest nurses strike in New York City history ended this weekend when the last holdouts in the 41-day labor action overwhelmingly voted to ratify a contract and agreed to return to work, officials said." abcnews.com/US/largest-n...
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Largest nurses strike in New York City history ends as holdout workers ratify contract
The largest nurses strike in New York City history ended this weekend when the last holdout nurses voted to ratify a contract and agreed to return to work.
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Lars Vande Keybus @lvkeybus.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
De prehistorische loonhandicap is irrelevant voor de economie van vandaag. www.demorgen.be/meningen/abv...
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ABVV-econoom Lars Vande Keybus fileert het loonkostenverhaal: waarom ‘loondumping’ in België geen karikatuur is
Volgens Lars Vande Keybus, economisch adviseur bij de vakbond ABVV, klopt het dominante verhaal over ontsporende loonkosten niet. Hij stelt dat België integendeel een loonkostenvoordeel heeft opgebouw...
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Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung (ipb) @protestinstitut.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The Institute for Protest and Social Movement Research warmly invites submissions for its colloquium series “Politics from Below”! 📩 If you are interested, please send a short description of your contribution to info@protestinstitut.eu by 18 March 2026.
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Call for Participation – ipb Online Colloquium “Politics from below” Spring 2026 – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
The Institute for Protest and Social Movement Research (ipb) warmly invites submissions for its colloquium series “Politics from Below”. The call is addressed to researchers working in the field of…
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