6. trade union coordination
+ Le pratiche nei CAE:
● art. 13, art. 6, 1994/2009, transposizione…
● Presenza sindacale?
● Costanti cambiamenti nella composizione
● info & consultazione … negoziazione ?
● « small » branches ?
● link CAE/contesto nazionale
● Differenze culturali
● lingue
● etc.
Un ambiete molto complicato!
12. SE WC
EWC
trade union coordination
SC
central mgtlocal mgt
national
representatives
local
staff
national
unions
European
trade union
federations
supervisory
board
● Il CAE = il centro di un network di comunicazione
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Membri CAE
Sindacati
nazionali
Federazioni
sindacali europee
ETUC/CES
● Una responsabilità condivisa!
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● Una persona per CAE
● I membri del sindacato
● eletti/nominati dai membri sindacali del CAE
● Responsabile della comunicazione tra le federazioni
europee I I membri CAE del sindacato
● Preferibilmente segretario, membro del comitato ristretto ...
● Cooridinatore con I sindacati a livello locale
Membri CAE
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● Ogni sindacato ha la propria linea politica e una sua
struttura organizzativa
● Una persona responsabile responsabile sulle questioni
internazionali per la propria organizzazione (livello
confederale/di categoria?)
● Coordinamento con i propri membri CAE
● formazione, conferenze, pubblicazioni per i pripri delegati
in stretta cooperazione con le federazioni europee
● Cooperazione con le altre organizzazioni sindacali nel
contesto dei progetti europei
Sindacati
nazionali
16. trade union coordination
● Ogni federazione ha la propria linea politica e una sua
struttura organizzativa
● Stretta coperazione con i delegati dei sindacati e con
l’ETUC
● Almeno un responsabile per i CAE
● EFFAT : Enrico Somaglia, UNI : Sabrina De Marchi
IndustriALL : Isabelle Barthes, Chantal Caron
ETF : Cristina Tilling ; EPSU : Jerry van den Berge
EFBWW : William Van der Straeten
● Formazione, conferenze e pubblicazioni
● Partecipazione alle SNB a alle riunioni CAE
Federazioni
sindacali europee
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● Esperto CAE permanente o occasionale
● Contatti per i sindacati rappresentati e per le ETUF
● Funzionario sindacale delegato dalle ETUF dovrebbe
essere accettato dal CAE
● Negoziazioni per un nuovo accordo, o per la rivisitazione
dei precedenti
● Incoraggiare la cooperazione tra i sindacati
● Promuovere la coesione di gruppo
● Proteggere gli interessi dei paesi più piccoli
● Essere un mediatiore nei conflitti interni
Federazioni
sindacali
europee
Sindacati
nazionali
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● Una persona resposnabile per i CAE : Claudia Menne
assistita da alcuni consiglieri
Wolfgang Kowalsky, Séverine Picard, Marina Monaco
● Coordinamento con gli esperti CAE delle federazioni
europee e dell’ETUI
● Armonizzazione delle politiche e delle attività
● Preparare le negoziazioni con a Commissione e le
discussioni con il Comitato Economico e Sociale Europeo
● Conferenze, pubblicazioni, ricerca e formazione(ETUI)
ETUC/CES
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LIVELLO BASE
Contesto legale
Come rafforzare i diritti del CAE
Quando un tema è transnazionale?
Valutazione delle propria esperienza
CAE
Doveri di un rappresentante dei
lavoratori e del management?
lo sviluppo di un programma di lavoro
il contenuto di un accordo CAE
compiti e diritti di una delegazione
speciale di Negoziazione
LIVELLO BASE
Contesto legale
Come rafforzare i diritti del CAE
Quando un tema è transnazionale?
Valutazione delle propria esperienza
CAE
Doveri di un rappresentante dei
lavoratori e del management?
lo sviluppo di un programma di lavoro
il contenuto di un accordo CAE
compiti e diritti di una delegazione
speciale di Negoziazione
SNB
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TEMI SPECIFICI
sistemi di rappresentanza dei
lavoratori
la comunicazione interculturale
casi studio
Collegamento tra il livello europeo e il
livello locale
cooperazione transnazionale
la pianificazione e l'esecuzione di un
incontro
esperienze di altri CAE
politiche e priorità delle federazioni
europee
gioco di ruolo
TEMI SPECIFICI
sistemi di rappresentanza dei
lavoratori
la comunicazione interculturale
casi studio
Collegamento tra il livello europeo e il
livello locale
cooperazione transnazionale
la pianificazione e l'esecuzione di un
incontro
esperienze di altri CAE
politiche e priorità delle federazioni
europee
gioco di ruolo
CGIL
CISL, UIL
CCOO
STV-ELA
UGT-E
USO
CGTP-IN
UGT-P
EAKL
TALO
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future?
AVANZATO
strategie aziendali
istituzioni europee
sostenibilità e CSR
analisi finanziaria
casi giudiziari
Inglese / Corsi di francese
e-learning
salute e sicurezza
e altro ancora ...
AVANZATO
strategie aziendali
istituzioni europee
sostenibilità e CSR
analisi finanziaria
casi giudiziari
Inglese / Corsi di francese
e-learning
salute e sicurezza
e altro ancora ...
23. ● EWC/SNB/SE WC training
Bruno Demaître
pedagogical coordination
European and local unions
ETUI work programme
Gabriela Portela
languages
French/English
Marina Gordijn
administration and practical organisation
Andrea Husen
coordination and
allocation of training
contacts with ETUF
and companies
external
trainers
experts
Ljuba Radman
ETUI support
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28. Ne vuoi sapere di più?
www.ewcdb.eu
www.worker-participation.eu
www.etui.org
www.etuc.org
www.europa.eu
www.ec.europa.eu
www.labourline.org
Notas del editor
In September 1994 when the EWC Directive was adopted, 46 companies had already established 49 EWCs. Of these 49 EWCs there are 37 that still exist in 2005. The other established EWCs no longer exist because of company mergers or takeovers. By 2007, 972 EWCs had been created of which 833 still exist.
September 2012 : 1015 active EWCs for 943 multinationals. + 61 SNB
Thomson 1985
Danone 1988
Saint-Gobain 1988
Pechiney 1989
Nestlé 1990
Volkswagen 1990
Eurocopter/EADS 1992
May 2014 : 1056 active EWCs (includes SE WC)
More than half of all the existing EWCs falls under the responsibility of industriAll and UNI Europa covers about ¼, so these federations need a large network of coordinators to be able to follow what is happening in those companies. For the smaller ETUFs there may be less EWCs, but with less resources and staff the challenge is equally important.
Czech1
Greece1
Iceland1
India1
Liechtenstein1
Mexico1
Portugal1
Saudi Arabia1
Singapour1
Slovenia1
South Korea1
United Arabian Emirates 1
Hungary2
South Africa2
Australia3
Cyprus3
Luxemburg4
Canada7
Ireland8
Spain11
Norway17
Austria23
Japan25
Denmark30
Finland34
Italy37
Belgium42
Switzerland43
Netherlands56
Sweden61
France103
UK111
USA155
Germany185
With relative to very high numbers of EWCs with headquarters in Germany, UK, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium… there is also a need for many and good trade union coordinators in those countries. Which is a challenge, especially in countries with competing unions.
Especially since the entrance of CEE Member States in the EU, more and more EWCs have a very high number of countries represented, which complicates the internal communication and cohesion.
complex legislation
only very few EWCs exclusively trade union reps, usually mix, sometimes majority non TU
constant turn over, new members nearly every meeting
some EWCs might engage in negotiations on framework agreements, in that case TU coordination absolutely required
ensure that small branches get involved, either by asking their opinion during the meeting or by organising feedback if they do not have a mandate in the EWC itself
make sure that I&C at European level runs parallel with local I&C : avoid opposing positions and conflicts, while fully respecting local rightsgood cooperation can make you stronger, for instance by presenting the same declaration in all rep bodies all over Europe at the same time
tension within the EWC as a consequence of cultural background, different expectations, different view on industrial relations…
the more countries are involved, the more languages will be used and the more complicated internal communication will be
So : the EWC is a very complex body and therefore requires good coordination, both internally and by an external, neutral trade union coordinator.
an EWC member is never alone: he/she is part of a huge network of people and organisations that can help to make the transnational activities useful and efficient
the inner circle :
the members of the EWC coming from different countries can help each other, each individual member is the first one responsible for making it work
the deputy members are often forgotten, but should be kept up to date constantly and can have interesting information themselves
the chairperson and/or secretary have a central role for the good functioning of the EWC, preferably at least one of both should be a workers representative
the select committee is responsible for all communication flows, should always be allowed to meet without management, but can also act as permanent link between management and the other EWC members
central management and other management representatives that usually participate in the EWC meetings
board level representatives, often also EWC or SE WC members
the contact circle :
local workers representatives
local staff : obligation to inform them about the nature and the outcome of the discussions in the EWC, also source of information for identifying transnational subjects
local trade unions, here as an example the three Belgian confederations (socialist, catholic and liberal)
the European trade union federations, here as an example the metal workers, the services and the food/agriculture/tourism federation
local management, often kept in the dark themselves by their hierarchy about what is being told in the EWC, partner for discussion about local consequences of central decisions, to be confronted with group policy if not respected locally
the support circle :
other EWC members of other multinational companies, useful as benchmark and for exchange of experiences especially when coming from the same sector
the ETUC + SDA + ETUI + ITUC, link to the political level, coordination between trade union federations, research, health & safety specialists, training, project development
experts, here as an example two major French offices
trainers, here as an example FNV Formaat (the Netherlands) ant TCi (Germany)
experts and trainers : use trade union friendly organisations !
red lines = communication at local levelblue lines = communication at European level
a first level of responsibility for good coordination lies within the EWC itself
this is the approach that was suggested by UNI Europa : one trade union member, preferably member of the SC, can act as permanent contact with the ETUF with the support of the trade unionists in the EWC
the second level of responsibility for a good coordination lies with the national unions
ideally, they have their own company and EWC policy and at least one person in charge of international affairs
they should organise support for their members in different EWCs with training, conferences and other initiatives
as they are usually a member of one of the ETUFs, there should also be a good coordination with those federations
very often local unions cooperate with unions from other colleagues to organise European research and training projects which may concern EWCs
the third level of responsibility for a good coordination, and certainly the one that is most directly involved with EWCs, is that of the European Trade Union Federations (ETUFs)
every federation has its own multinational company policy and a EWC policy
every federation has at least one person in charge of EWC matters and they regularly organise conferences and training, often in cooperation with the ETUI
they can delegate an expert in support of an SNB and sometimes even have a permanent coordinator participating in EWC meetings
the presence in SNB and EWC meetings is a joint responsibility of the ETUFs and their national member unionsthe approach is a bit different depending on the ETUF, but in general one trade union officer (local or staff of ETUF) is appointed as coordinator for a particular EWC
in some cases, if the agreement allows, this person also attends the EWC and even SC meetings
this person is supposed to represent the European federation, not his/her local union, so should have a neutral approach
the ETUF appoints (at iA this is done by the company policy committee) the coordinator, but ideally he/she should also be accepted by the EWC
the responsibility is heavy (hence the superman image) : encourage cooperation between EWC members and unions, promote cohesion within the group, be the expert on different matters or refer to topical experts, try to mediate if there are conflicts within the group …
the fourth and last level of responsibility for coordinating EWCs lies with the ETUCthere is one confederal secretary in charge of all matters concerning worker participation : Claudia Menne
she has a team of advisors who prepare positions, have contacts with the European Commission, provide legal advice etc.
regular meetings with EWC coordinators from ETUF and EWC experts from ETUI are organised to exchange experiences and policies
every year a big EWC conference is organised by the ETUC
Training at the national level:
EWC members...
exchange experience with other EWC members in their country but from other companies
exchange information
networking
contact to local / national trade union
expertise locally available
one language, one system of industrial relations
Training for EWC bodies...
improve the group´s coherence
jointly assess EWC practice (and the agreement)
identify common objectives, topics and common problems
find solutions agreed by all members of the body
come to a better participation of more members
discuss misunderstandigs and reach a common understanding
Therefore: our Trainings complement the EWC (and SNB, SE) trainings offered at the national levels
our trainings are
tailor-made & designed in close cooperation with the relevant TU organisation
These are some modules which very often appear in trainings
range of materials in different languages are available
these are topics that appear particularly in EWCs or other transnational bodies with a special focus on a multinational group, on crossborder cooperation and intercultural communication
or how to deal with certain topics in a transantional body - which differs much from what we would do in a local or national body.
These are some additional topics that might be of interest
For these we often invite experts from other organisations or institutions.
Whereas normally we work wiht our trainers or a small network of EWC trainers, based in different countries
the PRICE depends on many things
duration
no of participants and languages
whether we deliver hte training only or we organize the venue, interpretation etc as well
whether it´s a more classical topic (for which we already have materials in different languages) or whether it´s a more special topic or unusual languages
(In case of a question: wihtout the logistical organization and 20 participants a 2 day training can cost around 6000 Euros - but not necessarily to be mentinoned)
This is our EWC training equipe in the etui
But we have a network of trainers who support us to meet the rising demand.
Some of them work with national unions, some are free-lancers, some are retired ex full time officers who used to work with EWCs.
They come from different countries and have different skills and „qualities“ - so we alway try to put together a pair of trainers that fits to the EWC - if possible from 2 different countries.
Or one trainer runs the seminar togethere with an expert
In very few cases, one trainer runs a training alone