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EMF calls for mobilisation on the ETUC Day of Action: 29 September 2010

The European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) is mobilising on 29 September, in response to the call from ETUC, to demonstrate against the excessive austerity measures being pursued by European governments simultaneously. These measures are directly threatening the fragile recovery in our industries and promoting greater deindustrialisation in Europe and a deep social recession.

The EMF is joining the two-day conference on economic, environment, and social dimensions of sustainability in Toronto organised by the global unions IMF and ICEM.

The conference is aimed at forging a worldwide workers' and communities' declaration for the upcoming G8 and G20 summits.

Video segment in Spanish and English.

La Federación Europea de Metalúrgicos ya ha trasladado a la Presidencia Española de la Unión Europea sus propuestas sobre el tipo de industria que necesita el viejo continente.

Hace unos días una delegación de los sindicatos europeos del metal, con CCOO a la cabeza, se reunió con el ministro de Industria para trasladarle sus demandas. El secretario general de la FEM, Peter Scherrer, las explica a INDUSTRIATV.

Fighting climate change will fail to receive public support if there are no measures ensuring social justice. Long-term employment policies and sufficient investment are necessary to ensure a smooth transition to a low carbon economy.

Interview with Judith Kirton-Darling, (EMF Industrial Policy Advisor) and Wolf Jäcklein (EMF Policy Adviser)

Read the full interview here

The European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) sees climate change as a dangerous reality for all industrial workers. Tackling it effectively requires a clear social response from policy-makers as well as industrial strategies based on low carbon technologies serving to shore up workplaces in European industry in the future.

This was the message delivered by the EMF at today’s seminar led by the ETUC at the World of Work Pavilion in Copenhagen.

For a strong European social and industrial policy to tackle climate change - not just more of the same

Resolution of the European Metalworkers Federation

For the (EMF), climate change is a dangerous reality which demands a social response at international as well as European, national and regional/local and company levels. We believe that a drive towards new industrial strategies based on low carbon technologies and products can offer opportunities but also challenges for the future of industrial workplaces in Europe, especially in the context of the worst recession for 80 years and an older and broader energy and raw materials crisis.

IMF-ICEM-EMF-EMCEF Meeting on Climate Change
Bad Orb, Germany, 14-15 October 2009

Report from the meeting on IMF website.

The European Automotive Industry is facing tough challenges in the coming months. Mergers, acquisitions and restructurings will take their toll on working conditions, employment and pay.

Trade union representatives of the EMF demand common European strategy to overcome the crisis in shipbuilding

The European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) demands a common European strategy for the future of shipbuilding in Europe.

Urgent action needed for Europe’s steelworkers

5 demands for governments - 5 demands for employers

On the eve of the EU June Summit, the European Metalworkers’ Federation urges policy-makers to adopt a New European Deal for Steel.

“Rhetoric on stimulus packages is not enough. European leaders need a strong, confident and coordinated industrial programme and policy if we are to come out of this crisis able to cope with the challenges of environmental and social change.”

On 17th March 2009 the Commission held a high-level conference on Industrial Competitiveness - Challenges, opportunities, and the role of policy in difficult times. Peter Scherrer was one of the speakers alongside Commission President Barrosso and Vice-President Verheugen as well as representatives of academic circles and business.