Stan De Spiegelaere
@standespiegelaere.bsky.social
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Policy and research @uni-europa.bsky.social Guest professor Ghent University Active in @denktankminerva.be Industrial relations, trade unions, collective bargaining. And waterpolo 🤽

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Vanaf November in uw boekenhandel
"Mondige burger, stille werker? Waarom de redding van de democratie begint op het werk"

Bij @epo-uitgeverij.bsky.social

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🎥Corporate Underminers of Democracy 2025

🗣️"Why are govts awarding contracts to a company like Amazon—one that bullies workers, ignores democratic norms, and flouts ethical standards? Unions worldwide are demanding better." Nick Rudikoff @uniglobalunion.org

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Draghi's on #competitiveness

"We [EU] pursued a deliberate strategy of trying to lower wage costs relative to each other – and, combine this with a procyclical fiscal policy, the net effect was only to weaken our own domestic demand and undermine our social model"

Let's not do that again

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The authors sum it up:
This is “indicative of a slowing pace of structural change.”

Of course, I can already hear the reply:

"Yes, but this time it will be different…" 😏

standespiegelaere.bsky.social
And last week, @eurofound.europa.eu released a new report:

Even ignoring the massive 1970s deindustrialization, the 2000s were more turbulent than today.

Job reallocation across sectors?
It actually peaked in 2011.

Even COVID disruption didn’t match it.

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Two weeks ago, I visited Durham Miners’ Hall.

Once, it represented 300 mining locals.
Today: zero mines. Zero miners. Now *that* is a transformation

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Are we living through crazy labour market times?
No.

First it was big data.
Then digitalization.
Now AI.

This is my third season of the hit series:
“Crazy times in the labour market ahead!”

But this time it’s different, right?
…Probably not.
🧵

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How do managers perceive 'labour-employer' relations in different countries? @weforum.org data gives some insight.

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Internationale dag van de democratie:

"Het lot van de democratie ligt ook in handen van de personeelsdienst"

@knack.be @epo-uitgeverij.bsky.social @denktankminerva.be
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Werknemers die democratische besluitvorming op het werk ervaren, zijn meer ook betrokken in de politieke democratie.

@standespiegelaere.bsky.social over het 'democratisch dividend' van werknemersparticipatie (nav International Dag van de Democratie).

www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...
'Het lot van de democratie ligt ook in handen van de personeelsdienst'
Wie het nieuws volgt kan moeilijk positief blijven over de staat van de democratie in de wereld. Elke dag lijkt het huis van democratie verder af te
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Meer weten over de cruciale link tussen de werkvloer en de politieke democratie?

Schrijf je in voor de Boekvoorstelling van Mondige burger, stille werker?
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Activiteiten — Denktank Minerva
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In welke termen moeten we dan het debat aangaan? Electorale?

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📣 New policy brief just out

'How a 28th company law regime jeopardises workers’ rights'

🔗 etui.org/ZRY

🧵👇

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BREAKING: The European Parliament’s Employment Committee decided to maintain the Amazon lobby ban and reject a closed-door hearing with Amazon representatives. It also committed to holding another hearing and organise a visit to Amazon warehouses.
European Parliament maintains Amazon lobby ban
The European Parliament’s Employment Committee decided to maintain the Amazon lobby ban and reject a closed-door hearing with Amazon representatives.
www.uni-europa.org

standespiegelaere.bsky.social
Vandaag een tip van de sluier voor @knack.be: "De Democratie redden begint op het werk"

www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...

@denktankminerva.be

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EU contemplating a highway for low-road strategies to competitiveness. Innovation, right?

@ecmemes.bsky.social

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Sources:
Autocracy & Democracy (White & Lippitt, 1960)
Frontiers in Group Dynamics (Lewin, 1947)
Frontiers in Group Dynamics II (Lewin, 1947)

standespiegelaere.bsky.social
When leadership styles changed, one could see clear effect on the aggressive actions of the kids.

"Today, more than ever before, democracy depends upon the development of efficient forms of democratic social management and upon the spreading of the skill in such management to the common man”

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This was also true for conversations during breaks. Under autocracy kids stopped working and talking during breaks.

Under democracy, conversations continues and were marked by ideas and plans.

2/4

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Autocracy and Democracy
Classic study on the influence of leadership on conversations of boys.

Under democratic leadership, conversations during work were friendly and playful. Under autocratic leadership, they were dull and lifeless. Under laissez-faire aggressive and frustrated.

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While Jeff Bezos held a lavish wedding in Venice, Amazon refused to send a high-level representative to testify in the European Parliament.

This is an insult to its workers and our democratic institutions.

We demand an end to Amazon's contracts with the European institutions.

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Why the world needs industrial relations experts...

www.mind.eu.com/rh/en/hr-pra...

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Best way to start an open discussion, according to @ec.europa.eu

@ecmemes.bsky.social