Unions: A round-up of some items of interest

We have come across a number of trade union related items that we think might be of interest.

• The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has now published a guide for trade unions on “Strategic Litigation” which sets out how unions can pursue successful legal cases to deliver for their members. You can download the guide here. 
• IndustriAll Europe has developed a strategy to deal with “AI at Work”. It says that “the strategy is part of the ‘AI package’ adopted by the Executive Committee, which includes the: AI Policy Brief (PDF) presenting an industrial policy approach, the practical recommendations on AI for EWC coordinators, and the study on AI in selected industrial sectors carried out by Syndex.” Many of you will only be too familiar with paying exaggerated sums from reports from Syndex that add little value to decision making.
• UNI Europe reports on a “successful” conference it held in Antwerp recently to discuss union organising strategies. Having read the report we are left wondering if these really are the breakthroughs the union needs. Have they really moved the dial in any significant way? 
• Lastly, the worker-participation.eu  website is up and running again. Although maintained by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) it is an extremely useful source of information about European labour relations issues. Well worth a visit.