From the
early 1980s onwards workers’ rights across Europe have been greatly cut back,
especially with regards to collective bargaining and trade unions’ involvement
in government decision-making. GDP kept growing, but the distribution has been
so uneven that many people have lost out as a result. Is there an alternative
to this that might lead to greater social equality? I was recently interviewed
by the Italian online magazine ytali.
We discussed neo-liberal restructuring across the EU, the related increasing
social inequality, the rise of nationalism and potential progressive
alternatives underpinned by social justice. I argued that “organised labour has
realised it needs a much broader agenda to stay relevant, so it is starting to
participate on issues such as water, energy and democracy”.
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