Regional Sec of @UNI_Europa uniting 7 million service workers. We are fighting for collective bargaining, quality jobs, social justice, democracy & equality ✊
Brussels, Belgium
Joined January 2012
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This morning, I joined our Romanian affiliates for a protest in front of the @EU_Commission in Brussels to demand respect for the EU minimum wage law.
Minimum wage rises and sectoral bargaining are blocked by employers in Romania.
We won't rest until our demands are met.
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🇪🇺 Oliver Roethig, secretario regional de UNI Europa, habla en #Artículo7 sobre la encrucijada en que se halla Europa.
🕊️ El movimiento sindical lucha para que las personas trabajadoras de todo el mundo vivan en democracia, paz y dignidad.
➡️ articulo7.fsc.ccoo.es/notici…
DGB demonstration in Essen. Joining ver.di in my hometown.
Hard-earned!
Your Labour! Your Health!
Gain Strength with Us!
Hart verdient!
Deine Arbeit! Deine Gesundheit! Mach dich stark mit uns!
UNI Europa stands with you!
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As millions of workers and their families are suffering from today’s affordability crisis, the EU Procurement Act is a clear opening to remedy some of their material concerns.
Our press release on today's presentation of the EU Procurement Act.
uni-europa.org/news/eu-procu…
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The EU has a historic opportunity to improve workers’ livelihoods by setting an example in how it chooses to spend public money.
@ORoethig urges @steph_sejourne and @EU_Commission to follow Australia's and Scotland's examples for the EU Procurement Act.
ips-journal.eu/topics/future…
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“You cannot hire companies that disrespect labour law.”
Alexander Frank from COESS, which brings together employers in the security sector, calls out the EU’s broken procurement rules that lead to labour shortages, raise barriers for investment and undermine fair competition.
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Australia and Scotland have reformed procurement rules.
As @steph_sejourne & @EU_Commission are about to release the EU Procurement Act, these examples show that you can promote collective bargaining and support good employers.
Read the full op-ed.
blogs.mediapart.fr/uni-europ…
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Generative artificial intelligence has arrived in Europe’s banks faster than almost anyone predicted, and it is already changing how the sector’s 2.6 million workers do their jobs.
Read @euobs on our research into the impact of AI in banking.
euobserver.com/232859/who-pr…
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🇪🇺 Oliver Roethig, secretario regional de UNI Europa, habla en #Artículo7 sobre las políticas necesarias para beneficiar a las personas trabajadoras de Europa
🕊️ La paz se construye sobre la seguridad económica.
➡️ articulo7.fsc.ccoo.es/notici…
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"As a migrant working here… it's not easy, and it has never been easy."
In today's episode of our podcast "Unsung: Cleaners", we hear from Kwasi from Ghana who cleaned the London offices of one of the world’s largest investment banks for 20 years.
Listen now @macrodosepod.
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“The biggest problem is that they choose the lowest bid. That ends up being paid by the worker.”
In this episode of our podcast “Unsung: Cleaners”, we follow the money. We expose how “public procurement” has created a race to the bottom for cleaners.
Listen now @macrodosepod.
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"What happened in Denmark is a warning Europe cannot afford to ignore. When the universal service obligation to deliver mail was abandoned, communities lost an irreplaceable communication network built over centuries – and workers lost thousands of secure jobs. The European Commission must ensure the upcoming EU Delivery Act defends and modernises a strong USO that protects mail delivery, includes parcels and guarantees investment in postal services as the essential public infrastructure they are," says @ORoethig
Must read⬇️ #SaveOurPost
Danish postal workers warn Brussels against putting profit before public service euractiv.com/news/denmark-ki…
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We want social procurement that works for the citizens!
✊channel public funds towards socially responsible, green and innovative products and services
✊every euro spent on public procurement must contribute to creating quality jobs in Europe, strengthening our social model
✊tax payer money must support fair jobs, green innovation and resilience
We expect the 🇪🇺Commission to take this on board in the upcoming update of the Public Procurement Directives – and to deliver for millions of workers across Europe who deserve fair pay and decent work.
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📣 Mandate supporting @UNI_Europa's Stop the Race to the Bottom Rally
🤝 Calling for public procurement contracts to be given to employers who collectively bargain with the workers to respect and protect workers rights.
#FairWork #Respect #CollectiveBargainingRights
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On Monday, journalists at the AFP offices in Istanbul, Türkiye, will strike for a pay rise as wages haven’t kept up with Türkiye’s double-digit inflation rate.
The journalists and their union @TGS_org_tr are demanding a real wage increase.
uni-europa.org/news/afp-jour…
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Tomorrow, 1,000+ essential workers will rally simultaneously in Paris and Dublin to demand pro-worker procurement reform.
They demand genuine collective bargaining as the EU overhauls the public procurement rules governing €2,000 billion in spending across Europe.
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🚨 Two workers died in an Amazon warehouse fire in Haldwani, India. @AiwuInd is demanding accountability & a full investigation into workplace safety. No one should lose their life just for going to work. #MakeAmazonPay thehindubusinessline.com/com…
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BREAKING: On 1 July, cleaners and security guards will hold a rally for pro-worker procurement rules in Dublin organised by @UNI_Europa & @SIPTU, @emmetmalone reports.
The same day, Ireland will take over the Presidency of the EU Council @Ireland2026eu.
irishtimes.com/business/work…
