Make May Day Pay Day!
Across Europe, as workers celebrate trade union solidarity on 1 May, many ETUC affiliates will be using the opportunity to highlight their demands for higher pay, and support for the ETUC’s #Our ...
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Why pay rises boost the economy
By Ronald Janssen Wages across Europe have been suffering much in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis. Before the crisis, nominal wages were increasing at a rate of 3 to 3.5%. Since then ...
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Price developments reinforce the need to raise wages
From the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) in Spain Economic recovery must also reach households. But price rises are aggravating the loss of purchasing power of wages, pensions and social ...
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Our recipe is a pay rise – now!
By Luc Triangle It is high time for a pay rise. For years now, wages have been considered as the sole cost adjustment for recovery. But wage cuts and wage moderation did not bring back recovery. ...
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