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The objective of the European Works Councils was to provide employees with timely information and consultation on transnational issues (Photo: Automotive Rhythms)

Is there more than coffee for European Works Councils?

The 'birth' of the European Works Councils can be traced back to Hoover's factory in Scotland, on January 25th, 1993.

Without the factory's trades union knowing, and against their will, they would be catalyst in becoming a cornerstone of a 'Social Europe'.

For the time being, their minds were occupied with a proposal for a collective agreement from the management. Well, a proposal is maybe too much to say as it was really more of a dictate. If they didn't sign, their plant would c...

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Stan De Spiegelaere is a researcher at the European Trade Union Institute and a guest professor at Ghent University. Romuald Jagodzinski is a senior researcher at the European Trade Union Institute.

The objective of the European Works Councils was to provide employees with timely information and consultation on transnational issues (Photo: Automotive Rhythms)

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Stan De Spiegelaere is a researcher at the European Trade Union Institute and a guest professor at Ghent University. Romuald Jagodzinski is a senior researcher at the European Trade Union Institute.

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