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INTRODUCING THE ETUC
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Influence European decision making
European Social Dialogue
Trade Union action
Democratic working methods
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THE ETUC YOUTH COMMITTEE
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SITUATION OF TRADE UNIONS
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De-unionisation trend since 1970s
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Mildly convergent development in union density since mid-1980s
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Trend became more pronounced in the 1990s
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Today: ‘net’ union density in EU27 = 27.8% in 2000 > 23.4% in 2008 (source: EC 2011)
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The crisis has worsen the situation dramatically
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‘Most problematic group of workers to unionise’ (Pedersini 2010:13)
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‘Lower unionisation among young workers than among older counterparts (Blanchflower 2007;
Huiskamp & Smulders 2010:202; Machin 2003; Serrano Pascual & Waddington 2000:20-4; Visser 2002)
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But ‘generation gap’ is not completely new (cf. Payne 1989:111)
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Yet union membership has fallen more rapidly among the young and more workers have
never experienced union membership, particularly among the young (Bryson & Gomez 2005; Schnabel &
Wagner 2005)
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THE ETUC YOUTH – WHAT WE’VE DONE
SO FAR
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TIME TO ACT – ETUC YOUTH PRIORITIES
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Quality Charter on Internships (with the European Youth Forum)
Social Pact for Social Europe (ETUC program proposal)
Social Dialogue on Youth Employment
Youth Guarantee (discussions, research, conference)
Apprenticeship schemes
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STOP TALKING – ACT NOW!
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STOP TALKING – ACT NOW!
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STOP TALKING – ACT NOW!
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ETUC – OUR DEMANDS
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21 billion EUR instead of 6 billion EUR for the youth guarantee
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FOLLOW-UPS
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ETUC YOUTH CONFERENCE 2014
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La voix des travailleurs
auprès des décideurs européens
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