Following my posting on April 4th regarding the revsion of the EWC Directive and the decsion by the main European employers bodies to open negotiations with the ETUC, today the ETUC has said it has concluded "After intensive contacts with both BusinessEurope and the European Commission on the question...

European employers organisations, BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME and CEEP have advised the European Commisioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Vladimir Spidla of their decision to negotiate on the revision of the European Works Council (EWC) directive, which until now they have refused...