Thursday, 28 January 2016

Corbyn’s Campaign: The story of a remarkable summer.

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Only a few months after the Labour Party’s defeat in national elections in May 2015, the socialist, left-wing Jeremy Corbyn was elected a...
Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Fighting for Public Water in Europe: The ECI Water is a Human Right.

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Jan Willem Goudriaan , General Secretary of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), has written regular updates (see 1 ...
Saturday, 9 January 2016

Argentine elections 2015: a shift to the right and the need for a popular response.

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The electoral victory of Mauricio Macri in the recent Presidential elections in Argentina (22 November 2015) signifies a dramatic change ...
Monday, 21 December 2015

After the election of Jeremy Corbyn – Where next for the Labour Party?

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The election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party so shortly after the defeat in the general elections of May 2015 came for man...
Thursday, 3 December 2015

Is migration from Central and Eastern Europe really an opportunity for trade unions to demand higher wages? Evidence from the Romanian health sector.

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The social failures of the eastward enlargement of the European Union can hardly be ignored anymore. Instead of becoming part of wel...
Tuesday, 17 November 2015

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions at 20: Still strong, still fighting!

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The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) was established on 11 November 1995. From 11 to 14 November, I participated in the KCTU’s ...
Thursday, 12 November 2015

Why has the European labor movement largely failed to politicize the EU’s new economic governance regime?

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The creation of the new European governance regime requires an explanation. In contrast to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)...