A death blow for the social dialogue as a constitutional mechanism in the EU?

The European Public Service Union EPSU demonstrates for the right to be informed about the restructuring of companies (above).

In the wake of the ruling, the EPSU General Secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan issued this statement:

“This is a very damaging ruling. It is now for the Commission to undo the harm it has caused, restore trust and work with the social partners on a transparent processing of EU sectoral and intersectoral social partner agreements.

“In December 2020 in a joint statement with (EUPAE) the employer organisation signatory to the agreement, we stated our expectation that the Commission should come forward with a legislative initiative to extend workers’ rights to information and consultation to public administrations in line with the EU Pillar of Social Rights (Principle 8), which applies to all workers. We stand ready to discuss with the Commission on its approach to social partner agreements. It is not acceptable for one to say it supports social dialogue but then do the opposite.”