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Kurt Vandaele
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Researcher ETUI, PhD #TradeUnions #IndustrialAction #platformEconomy #PoliticalEconomy of #LowCountries Download publications here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kurt-Vandaele Europa Endlos; I'm so bored with the U.S.A. .. more

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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · Mar 19
The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work, co-edited with @silviarainone.bsky.social, is now available @elgarpublishing.bsky.social @etui.bsky.social
Thanks to the authors for their insights on app-based food delivery!

More info 👉 www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the...

#GigEconomy #FoodForThought
The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work
‘Bringing together leading voices, this Companion offers a critical and forward-looking analysis of how to regulate the industry''s impact on work and workers. With insightful case studies and expert ...
www.e-elgar.com
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 1h
"We weten al lang dat de rechtse partijen ons klein willen krijgen. We weten al lang dat ze er niet zijn voor de gewone werkmensen, of voor wie het met minder moet doen." via @demorgen.be www.demorgen.be/meningen/hal...
Hallucinant, zegt Bart De Wever. Wat een neerbuigend oordeel van de eerste burger van het land
Bert Engelaar is algemeen secretaris van de vakbond ABVV. Hij reageert op uitspraken van premier Bart De Wever (N-VA) in diens gastcollege aan de UGent. ‘Wie zo over zijn eigen bevolking spreekt, zou ...
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Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA) @alphabetworkersunion.org · 20h
🗣️The Future Of The Tech Industry Is Unionized!

“The way layoffs happened at Google, where it wasn’t clear what the reason for people getting laid off was, definitely created a sense of job insecurity & mistrust,” said AWU Prez Parul Koul @washingtonpost.com

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The future of white-collar work may be unionized
Law firms, banks and tech companies are seeing an uptick in employees choosing to join unions.
www.washingtonpost.com
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 3d
GLOBAL: In landmark labour case, UN World Court weighs in on right to strike news.un.org/en/story/202...
In landmark labour case, UN World Court weighs in on right to strike
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened hearings on Monday to determine whether the right to strike is protected under international law – the first time the world’s top court has been asked t...
news.un.org
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6d
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 6d
'Voka is mijn echte baas', stelde Bart De Wever ooit.

Hoe bepaalt deze band vandaag de koers van N-VA én Vlaanderen?
Voka en N-VA: van Vlaamse droom tot machtspact
'Voka is mijn echte baas', stelde Bart De Wever ooit. Hoe bepaalt deze band vandaag de koers van N-VA én Vlaanderen?
www.sampol.be
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 7d
Chapter by Despoina Georgiou in 'The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work: Insights from the Food Delivery Sector'

Edited by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social and @silviarainone.bsky.social, and published by @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

Order it here 🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 7d
see here: www.oecd.org/en/data/data...
OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database
The OECD/AIAS database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts (ICTWSS) provides comprehensive and comparable information on the evolving na...
www.oecd.org
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 7d
Nieuwe OESO-cijfers tonen aan dat België in 2023 met een bruto syndicalisatiegraad van 66,0% en een netto graad van 47,5% nog steeds tot de landen behoort met de hoogste vakbondsdichtheid via @oecd-ocde.bsky.social
@vakbondabvv.bsky.social @hetacv.bsky.social @aclvb.bsky.social
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Denktank Minerva @denktankminerva.be · 7d
“De begrotingsplannen van De Wever? Magisch wensdenken.”

@hielkevd.bsky.social van @denktankminerva.be in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social over 50 miljard staatsteun voor bedrijven, besparingen voor sociale zekerheid, en begrotingsbeleid gestoeld op een Excel-fout.

www.sampol.be/2025/10/begr...
'Begrotingsplannen De Wever zijn magisch wensdenken'
Ondernemers en bedrijven in de watten leggen met lagere lasten om groei te krijgen? Nog nooit heeft dit beleid gezorgd voor de beoogde inkomsten.
www.sampol.be
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gregorgall.bsky.social @gregorgall.bsky.social · 7d
Well done the IWGB: 'UK workers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionized - Employees have formed the first recognized workplace union in the UK game industry'.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/wor...
UK workers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionized
Employees have formed the first recognized workplace union in the UK game industry.
www.gamedeveloper.com
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 7d
Membership of trade unions and employers' organisations, and bargaining coverage via @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @etui.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social www.oecd.org/en/data/data...
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David Woodruff @dmwoodruff.bsky.social · 7d
RIP Claus Offe. He built his own monument in his work; here’s something great.
www.hwiesenthal.de/publik/hw/2l...
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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 8d
The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.
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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 8d
💥De nieuwe SamPol is verschenen

𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨-𝐧𝐨! 𝐕𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐬𝐭?

👉 sampol.be/latest
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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 14d
Labour rights in Europe ‘at worst state for a decade’ @etuc-ces.bsky.social euobserver.com/labour/ar6cd...
Labour rights in Europe 'at worst state for a decade'
The Global Rights Index for 2025 shows that conditions for European workers are the worst since the index started monitoring labour rights back in 2014.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 14d
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Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people
The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2024 stood at 9.9%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
www.pewresearch.org
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 15d
Dat ‘boekhoudersimago’ van Matthias Diependaele is maar een dekmantel www.standaard.be/opinies/dat-...
Dat ‘boekhoudersimago’ van Matthias Diependaele is maar een dekmantel
Hoezeer de Vlaamse minister-president zich ook achter externe factoren wil verschuilen: de keuzes van zijn regering worden bepaald daar haar ideologische principes, schrijft Wouter Ryckbosch.
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 21d
Chapter by @silviarainone.bsky.social and Christina Hießl in 'The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work: Insights from the Food Delivery Sector'

Edited by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social and Silvia Rainone, and published by @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 21d
#Tesla dispute becomes longest strike in modern Swedish history via @industrialleurope.bsky.social www.industriall-union.org/tesla-disput...
Tesla dispute becomes longest strike in modern Swedish history
27 October will mark the second anniversary of IF Metall’s strike against Tesla, making it the longest strike in Sweden in modern times. Following talks between IF Metall and Tesla’s Swedish managemen...
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Denktank Minerva @denktankminerva.be · 22d
"In 2029, bij ongewijzigd traject, zou de sociale zekerheid 976 miljoen euro mislopen uit studentarbeid en 479 miljoen euro uit flexi-jobs. In totaal is dat bijna anderhalf miljard euro aan minderinkomsten voor de sociale zekerheid."

(Zie: www.denktankminerva.be/analyse/2025...)
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22d
Look who came with
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 24d
💡 Spreading innovation within and across trade union organisations, with inspiration coming from grassroots initiatives as well as from abroad
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 25d
The Belgian #Union of #Transport Workers has doubled in size over 20 years. What explains this remarkable growth? Explained in the chapter 'On the Road Again', in the new @etui.bsky.social book 'When Trade Unions Learn to Innovate'. Read it here: www.etui.org/sites/defaul... @btb-abvv.bsky.social
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 25d
📣 New ETUI working paper just out

🔍 With a focus on Belgium, author @wzwysen.bsky.social takes a look at pay differences between firms in today's #LabourMarket

🔗 etui.org/ZR8

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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 27d
Afterwords by @melaniesimms.bsky.social and Mélanie Laroche and Gregor Murray of @crimt.bsky.social
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Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · 27d
Thanks to Monika Martišková, Adam Šumichrast, @sophieberoud.bsky.social, Saphia Doumenc, @aritassinari.bsky.social, Alex Girolamo, Katarzyna Rakowska, @clibsen.bsky.social, Imre Gergely Szabó, Eszter Turai, Barbara Samaluk
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 29d
💡 Essential reading for all trade unionists, these studies illuminate the conditions under which innovations take root and then develop scale - and the barriers that cause others to stall

Order or download your copy here 🔗 etui.org/ZRe
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 29d
🔍 Case studies of nine union organisations from countries as diverse Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovenia
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 29d
📕 A new book edited by @kurtvandaele.bsky.social and @biancalunafabris.bsky.social offers an in-depth exploration of #TradeUnion innovation across Europe
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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 29d
'Ultimately, union revitalisation requires more than fresh ideas, new knowledge or improved policy. It also demands a sustained investment in unions’ internal capacity to collaborate, adapt and learn.'

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