Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Een socialistische partij die haar achterban onvoldoende verdedigt, wordt daar meestal electoraal voor afgestraft." 000 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleETUI @etui.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Un 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...lavamedia.be« Les syndicats ont inscrit la mobilisation dans la longueur et la force » | LavaLes 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… 112 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleETUI @etui.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Met 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...lavamedia.be“De vakbonden hebben ingezet op duur en kracht” | LAVADe 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… 012 0
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...lavamedia.be« Les syndicats ont inscrit la mobilisation dans la longueur et la force » | LavaLes 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... 023 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“De vakbonden hebben ingezet op duur en kracht” via @lavamediabe.bsky.social lavamedia.be/de-vakbonden...lavamedia.be“De vakbonden hebben ingezet op duur en kracht” | LAVADe 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... 023 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleETUI @etui.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What’s really wrong with the #EUInc proposal? At a recent forum in Brussels, the experts counted the ways... 234 0
Reposted by Kurt Vandaeleeuobserver — 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.euobserver.comUnions 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. 01717 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Forthcoming… www.routledge.com/Strikes-and-...routledge.comStrikes and Labour Conflicts in the 21st Century in Europe: New Perspectives on a Classical ThemeStrikes 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 ... 010 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleDe Tijd @tijd.be · 02/09/2026Protest tegen regering-De Wever stuwt België naar stakingsrecordtijd.beProtest tegen regering-De Wever stuwt België naar stakingsrecordHet 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. 001 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleEuropean Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 20/07/2026If 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... 22016 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleEuronews @euronews.com · 12/06/2026Which countries have the most strikes in the EU?l.euronews.comWhich 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? 003 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleSamenleving & 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...sampol.beIs 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? 142 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleTom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 03/06/2026A record-breaking rise in UK trade union membership. Interesting report by @alexcollinson.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/record...tuc.org.ukA record-breaking rise in trade union membershipThe 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... 073 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleLabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 31/05/2026BELGIUM: After 130 years Belgian liberal trade union initiates rebranding www.brusselstimes.com/2162881/afte...brusselstimes.comAfter 130 years Belgian liberal trade union initiates rebrandingAfter 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. 025 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Fantastic, 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...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 020 0
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...knack.be 000 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026The 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 01213 0
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...icj-cij.org 000 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleJelmer 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) 085 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleETUI @etui.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The #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...euractiv.comThe key questions that will decide what EU Inc means for workers | EuractivAll hangs on which country’s rules will apply to employees 1713 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleEuropean Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Workers 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 0208 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 13/05/2026We kiezen er beter voor om ziekenfondsen verder te moderniseren en verder te controleren, maar vooral om ze te behouden www.demorgen.be/meningen/duu...demorgen.be‘Duur, inefficiënt, overbodig, bureaucratisch...’: zeven mythes over ziekenfondsen tegen het licht gehoudenKritiek 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 ... 000 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Comment #Tesla court-circuite les syndicats européens www.alternatives-economiques.fr/comment-tesl...alternatives-economiques.frComment Tesla court-circuite les syndicats européensL’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... 003 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Laat 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...) 000 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleSarah Jaffe @sarahljaffe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026just 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...progressive.orgStrategy and Leverage—Not Vibes—Are What We Need NowThe general strike remains a goal to aspire to. But simply saying the words over and over again will not call the strike into being. 02411 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleInternational Institute of Social History @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social · 30/04/2026When 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 034 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleUNI Europa @uni-europa.bsky.social · 30/04/2026A 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.verdi.deTarifrunde Telekom 2026: Mehr als 7.500 Beschäftigte im Ausstand | ver.diÜber 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... 045 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 30/04/2026A three-tier framework for understanding innovation diffusion in trade unions 000 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleKurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Why 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.socialdoi.orgDiffusing innovations for revitalisation: Conditions and mechanisms across western European and CEE trade unions - Kurt Vandaele, 2026This article examines why some trade unions are able to spread innovations aimed at revitalisation across their organisation, while similar initiatives elsewher... 265 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Why 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.socialdoi.orgDiffusing innovations for revitalisation: Conditions and mechanisms across western European and CEE trade unions - Kurt Vandaele, 2026This article examines why some trade unions are able to spread innovations aimed at revitalisation across their organisation, while similar initiatives elsewher... 265 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleETUI @etui.bsky.social · 27/04/2026How 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' 🧵👇 156 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleJournal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal) @jirjournal.bsky.social · 22/04/2026New #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... 021 0
Reposted by Kurt Vandaeleawkword @awkword.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Unprecedented: 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] 62812539 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleETUI @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 🧵 👇 1119 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 01/04/2026"Achiel Van Acker (...) draait zich om in zijn graf." www.demorgen.be/meningen/voo...demorgen.beVoor veel gezinnen wordt 1 april geen vrolijke dagJef 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 ... 000 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleModern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 30/03/2026New 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... 414382 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleETUI @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 065 0
Reposted by Kurt Vandaelegregorgall.bsky.social @gregorgall.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Strike 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. 001 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleAlex Press @alexnpress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026As 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.jacobin.comThousands of Colorado Meatpacking Workers Are on StrikeA strike in Colorado shows what happens when thousands of workers confront one of the most concentrated industries in the American economy. 2308126 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleDenktank Minerva @denktankminerva.be · 13/02/202649 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? 1124 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleEuropean 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. 11911 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleSamenleving & 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:sampol.beHelp 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. 2149 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleSamenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Het 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...)sampol.beSocialisten, pensioenen en het dogma van langer werkenHet huidig conflict tussen ABVV en Vooruit over de pensioenen is geen misverstand, maar een fundamenteel en historisch meningsverschil. 045 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Jordy lost het wel op! ‘Arizona is geen rechtse regering zoals de andere’ www.knack.be/nieuws/arizo...knack.be 000 0
Reposted by Kurt VandaeleAndreas Bieler @abieler.bsky.social · 06/03/2026In Spain, Amazon Workers Win with Quick-Hit Walkouts, see socialistproject.ca/2026/03/spai...socialistproject.caIn Spain, Amazon Workers Win with Quick-Hit WalkoutsAt 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 ... 011 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Modeling the Impact of Sectoral Bargaining for U.S. Workers www.americanprogress.org/article/mode...americanprogress.orgModeling the Impact of Sectoral Bargaining for U.S. WorkersNew statistical modeling suggests that sectoral bargaining could more than double collective bargaining coverage in the United States and generate big gains in union density. 000 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Decennialang 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-...)sampol.beHoe 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... 000 0
Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Grèves et conflictualité sociale en 2024 www.crisp.be/librairie/ca...crisp.beGrèves et conflictualité sociale en 2024 - La librairie du CRISPCourrier hebdomadaire n° 2664-2665, par I. Gracos, 132 p., 2025 020 0