Bruno Berghmans European Metalworkers’ Federation

1. EMF EU Policy Seminar for full-time union officers Bruno Berghmans European Metalworkers’ Federation Madrid, Spain – November 2011

2. EMF Areas of work

3. Introducing the EMF • One of 12 European Trade Union Federations (ETUF) • Founded 1971 (Benelux, D, F, I) • 78 member organisations and 2 associated member organisations in 37 countries (EU, NO, CH, IS, TR, BA, HR, KS, ME, MK and RE) • 30 languages • Represents 5 million metalworkers • Member of the ETUC • Cooperation with the IMF • Merging in May 2012 with EMCEF and ETUF:TCL

4. Members

5. Members

6. Role

7. Damage control or prevention

8. Different trade union structures Differing Degrees of Organisation Different Industrial Relations Systems Different Collective Bargaining Systems Financial Resources and Size of Staff Different Languages Features of Union Workat European Level : diversity

9. Unionisationof theworkforce (%)

10. Main goals • Serve affiliates where European interests are involved • Cooperation between affiliates – Developing Common Positions and Common Policies at European level • Interest Representation vis-à-vis European Institutions • Counterweight vis-à-vis European employers’ organisations and multinational companies • Represent the EMF at the ETUC • Represent the European interests of affiliates at the international level

11. Staff • General Secretary: Ulrich Eckelmann • Deputy General Secretary: Bart Samyn • Policy Advisers • Staff in: • Accountancy • Human Resources • Translations • Administration • Occasional Guest Secretaries and trainees

12. Main areas of work • Industrial Policy • Collective Bargaining Policy • Company Policy • Social Dialogue

13. EMF Structure EMF Structure Congress Executive Committee Steering Committee Secretariat Collective Bargaining Policy Committee Company Policy Committee Industrial Policy Committee Social Dialogue ICT Lifts Steel Automotive Aerospace Policy Committees White Goods Sector Committees Shipbuilding Horizontal Committees Non-Ferrous Metals Mechanical Engineering Training and Education Equal Opportunities South Eastern European Forum & Baltic States

14. Company Policy • Company Policy focuses on all elements of workers’ interests in the multinational company: • Involvement of workers (information/consultation/participation/negotiation) • Transnational restructuring and reorganisation • Social issues and working conditions • Industrial and economic aspects The Company Policy will be presented by Chantal Caron

15. Collective Bargaining Policy

16. Collective Bargaining Policy Collective Bargaining: Towards more Coordination Coordination of National Collective Bargaining Policies (Minimum Standards) Regional Network of Observers Information Exchange Network (Eucob@n) The Collective Bargaining Policy will be presented by Manfred Anderle

17. Industrial Policy B2B

18. Social Dialogue

19. Social Dialogue • EMF Social Dialogue Activities • Shipbuilding (Social Dialogue Committee) • Steel (Social Dialogue Committe) • Dialogue with CEEMET (Social Dialogue Committe) • The NEPSI agreement.

20. Outlook • More binding results, European social standards • Implementation at national level

21. Thank you for your attention!

22. Contact : European Metalworkers’ Federation bd du roi Albert II, 5 bt10 BE - 1210 Bruxelles +32 2 227 10 10 emf@emf-fem.org www.emf-fem.org