EU: The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) strengthens its position on an optional legal framework for company transnational negotiations

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14 October 2014 à 12h31

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In March the ETUC adopted a resolution endorsing an optional legal framework for company transnational negotiations. It hopes that defined legal frameworks will eliminate uncertainties and that the number of these frameworks will grow. European business leaders are not on board but the European union organization is looking to press its position home.
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Updated on 15 October 2014 à 20h17

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The concept of an optional legal framework for Transnational Company Agreements (TCAs) first appeared in European Commission documents in 2008. Currently TCAs have no regulations governing their negotiation, their conclusion, or their legal impact. The most recent institutional developments as regards TCAs date to 2012 and 2013. In 2012, the Commission launched a consultation on the subject (c.f. article No. 120520) and in 2013 the European Parliament adopted an initiative report in which the a

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