28 Amendments of Dennis RADTKE related to 2024/2829(RSP)
Amendment 3 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2023 on an EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade, and quality jobs,
Amendment 6 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 2 February 2023 with recommendations to the Commission on Revision of European Works Councils Directive (2019/2183(INL));
Amendment 9 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to its (forthcoming) resolution with recommendations on The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plants closures and the need to enhance competiveness and maintain jobs in Europe,
Amendment 25 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas social dialogue, collective bargaining and strong trade union involvement are essential for ensuring that workers’ voices are heardinformation and consultation rights during restructuring negotiationprocesses; whereas workers’ involvement through information, consultation and participation in company decision-making processes is more important than ever to consolidate theensure a fair and just transition of companies and to protect, competitiveness, and economic growth of companies and to ensure job creation, protect worker’s jobs and their collective interests, such as decent working conditions, fair pay, equal treatment ; whereas a just transition is about supporting social justice andupward social convergence, ensuring fair burden- sharing while fighting climate changeensuring a sustainable, resource- efficient and competitive economy reaching climate neutrality;
Amendment 29 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas restructuring processes can generate both job losses and job gains and include a range of types such as internal restructuring, business expansion, closure, bankruptcy, merger/acquisition, offshoring/delocalisation, outsourcing, relocation, reshoring1a; __________________ 1a European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Amendment 31 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas Council Directives 98/59/EC, 2001/23/EC and 2002/14/EC lay down information and consultation rights of workers in the event of restructuring of enterprises;
Amendment 35 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas only 40 % of European trade unions report having sufficient resources to represent workers effectively during restructuring processes4 ; whereas trade union representatives trained in restructuring negotiations are 50 % more effective in preserving jobs5 ; whereas the capacity of European Works Councils to influence restructuring processes is found to be limited5a and needs to be further strengthened; __________________ 4 European Trade Union Institute for Research, 2021; European Restructuring Monitor (ERM). 5 International Labour Organization, 2022. 5a ERM report 2020: Restructuring across borders, Key findings.
Amendment 45 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a core objectives of restructuring processes should be job retention, job creation, decent working conditions, competitiveness, and long term economic stability of the undertaking concerned;
Amendment 46 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas retraining funding for workers made redundant as a result of large-scale restructuring has been channelled via the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) benefitting thousands of European workers1a; __________________ 1a Eurofound (2020), ERM report 2020: Restructuring across borders, European Restructuring Monitor series, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, p.1
Amendment 50 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas companies oftenin restructuring processes should prioritise shortlong-term profits over economic sustainability and long-term employment stability, underscoring the need for corporate social responsibility in restructuring planobjectives such as employment sustainability and economic stability in combination with short-term objectives such as economic profits;
Amendment 58 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 74 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 102 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that employment security, fair wages and decent working conditionsworkers’ right to information and consultation, right of collective bargaining and action, , equality in employment and pay, and just working conditions, as well as the freedom to conduct a business, are fundamental rights of the European Union that must be upheld in all restructuring processes to protect workers from corp; underlines the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and in particular principle 5 on the right to fair and equal treatment regarding working conditions, principle 7 on informate profit- seeking strategieion about employment conditions and protection in case of dismissals and principle 8 on social dialogue and involvement of workers; stresses the urgent need for an ambitious European industrial policy with significant investment that will support common goodlong-term economic growth , boost industrial competitiveness and innovation and deliver quality jobs and social progressupward social convergence; underlines that this policy should be based on strong public services,combined with resilient and strong national public services, such as access to social protection, housing, transport and childcare; supports a robust European industrial policy based on resilient and well-resourced public services and public administration, covering not just manufacturing, but all sectors and all transitions;
Amendment 116 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for a permanent investment tool at EU level to ensure that the necessary resources are available in all sectors for developing an industrial policy and for policies that help reach the social and green targets, based on the positive experiences of NextGenerationEU and the strong labour focus of the support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency instrument (SURE);previous1a call on the Commission and the Council to reinforce the European instrument for temporary support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency (SURE), based on the positive experiences of NextGenerationEU; __________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 16 February 2023 on an EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade, and quality jobs.
Amendment 132 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the delivery of a European industrial policy for quality jobs requires the full involvement of social partners and needs to be implemented through social dialogue and collective bargaining; calls on the Commission to include the overall objective of raising work quality at the EU levelmplement the principles of the European Pillar of Social rights, , as a horizontal policy priority;
Amendment 138 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 155 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to revise the European Public Procurement Directive6 in order to establishin the context of the forthcoming revision of the European Public Procurement Directive[1] to further promote the use of the social clause, such as preferential treatment for companies complying with collective bargaining agreements; calls on the Commission to strengthen the social clause and underlines that contracting authorities shall exclude from public tenders ecompanienomic operators that have engaged in criminal activities or activities to disrupt or weaken trade union organisations, such as union busting or that have refused to participate in collective bargaining; highlights the importance of ensuring that public money is used to invest in those engaged in just transitions with the aim of promoting collective agreements and increasing trade union densitiesEuropean and national funds are used to facilitate the transition to a climate-neutral economy with the aim of promoting social dialogue and collective bargaining; considers, furthermore, that allno EU financial support should go to undertakings should be made conditional on theirthat do not compliancey with the applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations resulting from EU or national labour law or the relevant collective agreements; believes that this support should also be conditional on their commitment to investing in European industries and maintaining jobs in the EU; used to promote European industrial competiveness and the creation of quality jobs in the EU and promote collective bargaining, compliance with Union and national labour rights and laws, including decent working conditions; __________________ 6 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/24/oj.
Amendment 165 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 174 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 191 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Commission to monitor the trends in restructuring and their impact on employment, using data from tools, such as the European Restructuring Monitor, to track the number of jobs created or abolishedlost and the companies concerned;
Amendment 198 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that restructuring processes are essential in achieving the green transition objectives and are an imperative for a net-zeroclimate-neutral economy that sustains its social, economic and environmental standards; warns that restructuring processes must never come at the cost of workers’ rightsrespect fundamental workers’ rights such as the right of information and consultation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to reinforce and promote collective bargaining, ensuring anwork to increase inthe collective bargaining coverage to at least 80 % in all Member States, and guaranteeing full respect of the autonomy of the social partners, and of the right tof collective bargaining;
Amendment 212 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that restructuring processes should start as early as possible to prevent insolvency and mitigate job losses; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support companies working closely with trade unions and workers’ representatives to identify warning signrisks early and develop comprehensive plans to address employment and economic stability needs;
Amendment 223 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WarnUnderlines that restructuring processes must not be used as a pretext to violate workers’ information and consultation rights as well as the right of collective bargaining and trade union rights7 [1]; deplores the violation of the fundamental rights of collective bargaining and workers information and consultation before a decision is made; calls on the CommissionMember States and social partners to put in place safeguards to prevent the misuse of restructuring processes as a means to exploit workers or avoid obligations, particularly in cases of tactical insolvency; forego employers obligations; __________________ 7 Study – ‘Study on monitoring the application of the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’, European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Publications Office of the European Union, 2018, https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/- /publication/1c22896d-4e10-11ea-aece- 01aa75ed71a1/language-en.
Amendment 235 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a directive on just transition in the world of work, through anticipation and management of change, based on the principles of trade union involvement and collective bargaining; urges the Commission to ensure the right for all to training without cost to the worker and during working hours; believes that this proposal should include a right to job-to- job transition and a right tothe anticipation and management of change to ensure a just transition, based on collective bargaining and social dialogue; urges the Member States to ensure access to training for all workers free of cost and during working hours, to ensure quality upskilling or reskilling trai, life-long learning, employee training and career development support; points out that when job changes are necessary, the priority should always be upskilling workers to keep them in the same companyupskilling and reskilling should be prioritised as far as possible before job cuts are considered; notes that, when job-to-job transition is necessary, keeping workers in the same sector and region while allowing them sufficient time for reconversion without personal financial losses is essential; stresses that the principle of a fair and social just transition will apply to restructuring, especially in transforming industries in strategic sectors such as automotive and energy, and will put the workers firstadjustment while providing necessary support to facilitate the transition ;
Amendment 245 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that in order to prevent thejob loss of jobs, and in the absence ofes and to stimulate economic growth and industrial plan agreed with the social partners, a moratorium on closures and forced redundancies should be possible; calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently agree on a moratorium on forced redundancies with a temporary support programme to protect employment during transitions, creating space for the clean industrial deal and avoiding the loss of strategic industrial capacity; demands strongercompetitiveness, social partners should continue to engage in order to agree on an industrial plan; calls on European enterprises and employers in the processes of restructuring to as far as possible avoid job losses and maintain decent working conditions and high social standards; underlines the importance of protections against unfair dismissals and callsthe necessary support for workers affected by restructuring to be guaranteed adequate compensation, retraining opportunities and support in securing new employment; reaffirms that the dignity of workers must always take precedence over corporate profitsuch as access to upskilling and reskilling; underlines that the dignity of workers, productivity and corporate profits are important objectives to consider in the context of restructuring processes;
Amendment 254 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 268 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls fon the Commission in close collaboration with the social partners to consider the establishment of a comprehensiveframework directive to address the challenges and complexities associated with employers obligations in subcontracting in Europechains to ensure fairdecent working conditions, adequate rights and protections for subcontracted workers; calls for the directive to include provisions for collective bargaining rights to enable subcontracted workers to negotiate their terms of employment effectivelynd the respect of workers rights; calls for the directive to include provisions for the respect of information and consultation rights, as well as the right of collective bargaining ;
Amendment 276 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for green collective bargaining in the form of negotiable clauses between the social partners of collective agreements that have a direct and indirect effect on the environmenton the social partners in the context of collective bargaining to consider elements related to the transition to a climate-neutral economy ; highlights that green collective agreements can cover the impact of companies’the undertaking’s activities on the environment, the protection of workers from the effects of climate change and the impact of the green transformaition on employment and work organisation; notes that two main forms of green collective agreements can be identified; insists on the integration of green clauses and agreements to manage green restructuringworking conditions;