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FISAC/CGIL

La FISAC organizza i lavoratori delle attività creditizie, finanziarie, parabancarie, assicurative e per la riscossione delle imposte, la Banca Centrale e gli altri settori di Vigilanza. Firma contratti di lavoro e promuove migliori condizioni di vita e di lavoro, sviluppo di competenze e politiche di parità di genere. La salute e la sicurezza sul lavoro sono una priorità così come la cultura della legalità e della sostenibilità sociale e ambientale. E’ impegnata nella costruzione dell'Unione Europea, unita e sociale. A tal fine lavora per rafforzare l'unità del movimento sindacale europeo, per definire le politiche e per una contrattazione sindacale sovranazionale; per la definizione della legislazione sociale europea; per il ripudio di ogni forma di razzismo e fondamentalismo religioso. La FISAC considera la solidarietà attiva tra i lavoratori di tutti i paesi e le loro organizzazioni sindacali un fattore decisivo per la pace, per l'affermazione dei diritti umani, civil (...)

Lobbying Activity

Response to Strengthening social dialogue

20 Oct 2022

FISAC/CGIL reaffirms the need for a strong, timely and meaningful social dialogue (SD) at all levels. SD, where it has been respected, has played a central role in safeguarding the jobs and safety of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and it has facilitated a safe return to workplaces. The green and digital transitions require workers’ voices to be heard, and SD and collective bargaining (CB) are essential to ensure a just transition. The Commission Communication and Council Recommendation should forge SD into the DNA of how the EU and its institutions and member states respond, develop and implement policies and actions. This means guaranteeing the respect of trade union prerogatives, ensuring timely and meaningful involvement of social partners in policy making, and recognizing the fundamental role of CB as an integral part of SD. 1-The process As regards the process, in particular the call for evidence, UNI Europa stresses that the Better Regulation rules should not apply to SD. As such, a call for evidence on this initiative is neither necessary nor appropriate. It is imperative that the fundamental principles of consulting and involving social partners in an appropriate manner are respected. This public consultation is not in line with these fundamental principles. Lastly, this process cannot be considered a sufficient consultation of social partners on the matter of collective bargaining, which was not covered in the scope of the social partner consultation on social dialogue from January 2021. 2-Collective bargaining (CB) The strengthening of CB is an absolute priority for FISAC/CGIL and requires decisive legal and non-legal action. To reach 80% CB coverage, the EU should focus on the services sectors which has particular challenges, resulting in currently lower coverage rates. These include difficult access to workers in dispersed workplaces, closer monitoring from supervisors, remote work, atypical working hours, lacking SD tradition and precarious working conditions. Parallelly, multi-employer and sectoral bargaining needs to be (re)established and strengthened. For this, the EU should focus on capacity building of social partners on the sectoral level and create a conducive legal framework in terms of bargaining, organizing and strike actions for multi-employer and sectoral bargaining. One direct way in which CB and trade union organizing should be stimulated is through public procurement. The current EU rules should be adapted so that democracy at work (union organizing, CB) becomes a possible and obligatory precondition for public contractors. No public contract without a collective agreement. CB is based on strong trade unions. To reverse the decreasing trend in union membership, obstacles to union organizing should be removed and union membership should be promoted through dedicated funding programmes. In all this, the EU should respect national specificities and the autonomy of the social partners. 3-Social dialogue FISAC/CGIL supports the 9 points in the joint ETUF position in March 2022, about establishing a clear and functioning process as part of the European Commission Review of Sectoral SD. FISAC/CGIL supports the 11 points from joint letter of the social partners in the services sector from January 2021. Both attached. 4-Non-exhaustive measures to strengthen CB and SD at national and EU levels - European ombudsman or special representative for SD on the national level - Establishment of EU SD fund, which should go broader than the ESF plus fund and the funds should be accessible for the implementation of autonomous agreements. - There should be a system of seconded national experts to include social partners - A SD expert should be attached to each DG - Industrial relations indicators should be included in the European semester - SD should be part of the impact assessment
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