ETUC outlines response needed to Viking and Laval cases

Europe

The ETUC has responded to the recent European Court of Justice cases - Laval and Viking - that pose a threat to collective agreements across Europe. The ETUC has suggested three initiatives to support workers rights: a “Social Progress Clause” to be issued in anticipation of the EU Reform Treaty that would establish the rights of workers and their representatives to take collective action to improve their working and living conditions above minimum standards; strengthening of the Posted Workers Directive; and speedy implementation of the Temporary Agency Workers Directive which has been blocked in the Council of Ministers.
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