Congress Guide ETUC Vienna 2019

CONGRESS GUIDE

2019 #ETUC19

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Contents

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Welcome message by the General Secretary and the President, the President of the Austrian Confederation of Trade Unions

Daily proceedings 10

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Practical information: 18

Badges - Significance of the different colours

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Distribution of badges - Registration

CONTENTS

Congress venue: Messe Wien, General access map, Map of the metro

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List of allocated seats Congress organisation plan

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Lay-out of the plenary hall

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Facilities at your disposal

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Press Centre 26

Map and information on the Press Centre

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Spread the word about Congress!

Exhibition Space

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Plan of the exhibition space

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Exhibitors list

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Tourism: general information

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Rules and procedure Guide on Congress voting procedures

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DEAR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, Four years have already passed since the last ETUC Congress in Paris, and yes time passes indeed very quickly. In Paris the ETUC affiliates, you all, did me the great honour to elect me as President of our proud organisation.

Reading back the words of the then outgoing President, my good friend Ignacio Fernández Toxo, I have to admit that times have not been that easy these past four years. Although the ETUC managed to obtain some important results, not in the least the acceptance of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the upcoming European Labour Authority, to name only two, the general political climate has not really improved.

Yes the economic situation has improved somewhat, yes there is a more general doubt about the usefulness of austerity measures, but the social situation in our countries has not equally improved. We are today still confronted with global neo-liberal policies and tendencies and continued attacks on social security systems, trade union rights and collective bargaining systems. After the generally successful “Europe needs a Payrise” campaign of the past Congress period, the ETUC is now planning a more general campaign to support overall collective bargaining rights and systems. A much needed campaign because collective bargaining is and remains the core business of trade unions everywhere.

So yes there is still much work to do. The newly to be elected Secretariat, together with the new Presidency and the support of all affiliates will have to continue their efforts to transform this Europe of ours into a much more social Europe in which workers rights are finally treated at the same level as the economic market and the financial elements.

We also will have to continue to transform the ETUC even more in a real trade union at the European level, not only capable of lobbying, but equally of negotiating and taking action when needed. Trade Unions need to show their strength.

This Congress in Vienna comes right in front of important European elections. The ETUC has prepared a concrete list of priorities for the next European parliament. Priorities that very ambitiously want to push Europe in the right direction. For the moment it remains unclear what will be possible in the next period.

The rise all over Europe of right wing and populist parties is worrying. Even the extreme right wing, racist and xenophobe parties gain influence and importance. What will be their impact in the European parliament? The traditional fractions will undoubtedly still have a majority, but probably with the need for a much larger coalition.

This will also have its effects on the Presidency of the Commission and the Commissioners appointed by the different governments. The fear remains that we will have a general less social climate in both parliament as well as commission.

All this means that the ETUC still has a lot of work to achieve. But I am not a pessimist in nature.

The trade union movement has always had to fight for the rights of the workers, and this will continue to be the case. The trade union movement is strong and capable of overcoming all difficulties.

So I wish the new Secretariat and Presidency all the best and I wish all of you a continued strong support for the ETUC and a very successful Congress.

Let’s make the ETUC the motor for a successful and strong and especially social Europe.

In solidarity Rudy De Leeuw ETUC President

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It is also an enormous privilege because I am proud to work for the trade union movement - to be fighting for higher wages and social justice for working people - and to do so at European level where so many important decisions are taken, and where there is a real battle about the future direction of the European Union.

I am proud of what we have achieved in the last four years, but I am very conscious that there is so much more to be done. Superficially we seem to be in a paradoxical situation: Europe is out of the economic crisis but is gripped by social and political doubt. We know very well the reasons - Europe’s economic recovery has not benefitted many working people, many of the new jobs are precarious, inequality has increased, work is no longer a guarantee of a decent life, austerity has damaged public services, national Governments cannot agree a way forward for many of the issues facing Europe today.

That is why many working people, and many trade union members, are turning in frustration and anger. It is the responsibility of the trade union movement, the responsibility of all of us, to give back a future to believe in to working people. This is the best way to defend democracy and the European project.

Congress takes place at a particularly important time for the European Union - at the start of the European elections opening on May 23. The results will shape the next five years - not only in the composition of the European Parliament but also the appointment of the new European Commission.

Whatever the outcome of the elections we must continue to fight for a more social Europe that offers a fairer deal - a renewed social contract - to working people. We must show working people that positive change is possible, and that Europe can be a force for social progress.

We must show that extreme nationalism offers no solutions to any of the big issues facing us today.

We have achieved some important gains that will help us: the European Pillar of Social Rights, the new - and revised - Directives in the social fields, and the other initiatives coming from the Pillar. Without the ETUC they would not have been achieved. But this can only be the start.

We need to keep strengthening the trade union movement, we need to ensure collective bargaining in all EU member states, we need to persuade the EU to go much further in implementing the Social Pillar, in achieving a Just Transition, in defending democracy and ensuring higher wages and quality jobs - and we need to start at Congress by adopting our Action Plan and Manifesto.

I wish you all an enjoyable and stimulating Congress, constructive debates and a common commitment to make decisions and work together to achieve a fairer Europe for workers.

I thank the Ă–GB and all ETUC staff who have made our Congress possible in the beautiful city of Vienna, and all affiliates who will make it a successful Congress.

Luca Vinsentini ETUC General Secretary

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WELCOME MESSAGE

It is an honour to have led the ETUC over the last four years, and an even greater honour if I am elected at Congress to lead our European trade union organisation for another four years.

DEAR COLLEAGUES! It is an honor for the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) to welcome the delegates of the ETUC Congress in Vienna. We are very happy for three reasons that this is the venue where the course for the future will be set: First and foremost is the direction of the EU: In a few days, EU citizens will vote for a new parliament. Depending on the outcome of these elections, some important questions will be answered: are we making a turn towards a social Europe?

Or are we moving towards a Europe of national egoism, populism and attacks on workers’ rights? In these last days before the elections we have to send a strong signal from Vienna to all voters: Let us use the choice for a social Europe! So that the social pillar is more than just a marketing gag! Let us show that social rights count more than economic freedom!

This leads to the second reason: Brexit. Brexit is a typical example of how people are misled by populist politicians. The understandable dissatisfaction of many who witness social injustices, rising rents, and wage and social dumping has been exploited. Once again, it is the workers who are harmed by this Brexit chaos. Rights to social protection, such as occupational health regulations or many participation rights are at stake. Therefore, our full solidarity must be with the workers in the UK - and we will fight side by side with the unions in the TUC! Thirdly, I would like to thank you for the signal you have set by choosing Austria as the congress venue. We have had a new government for more than a year now. It has abandoned the tried and tested Austrian Social Partnership: of employees and employers negotiating at eye level.

An example of this was the decision that was made on a working time law which not only makes the 12-hour day a standard case, but also severely restricts the co-determination rights of works council members. The planned reorganisation of the health system will also weaken employee participation - a deeply rooted principle for over 150 years.

The European Presidency of the Austrian Federal Government has also been sobering experience from the workers’ point of view. Under the motto “A Europe that protects”, protecting workers from wage and social dumping was not an issue. Here Austria would have a massive need for action: Wage dumping is now more the rule than the exception. More than 50% of the posted workers in the construction sector are cheated out of their wages. The penalties for this are hardly enforceable - in a single border region in Austria, only 2 000 Euros from a total of one million euros in administrative penalties were imposed on Hungarian companies known for wage dumping. Yet still the European Labour Authority was not on the European agenda and could only prevail with much pressure from the unions, the Parliament and the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker.

All of this shows how important it is for us to speak out for the workers with united forces! I look forward to a congress that will point the way and send a strong common message from Vienna to all Europe: We, the unions are fighting for a social Europe, for good work and for a good life for the people of Europe!

Wolfgang Katzian ÖGB President

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ETUC CONGRESS - MUSIC OPENING

RAZUMOVSKY QUARTET The Razumovsky Quartet is a Viennese string quartet, founded in 2006 on the occasion of the bicentennial anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s composition the “Razumovsky Quartets” (Opus 59, 1, 2 und 3).

in cooperation with the workers‘ concerts For over ten years, the workers’ concerts have been playing classical music in the Viennese council housing estate, such as the Karl-Marx-Hof. Ensemble:: Quartet: Anna Kandinsky, violin Matthias Adensamer, violin Alexander Znamenskiy, viola Matthias Gredler, violoncello Chorus: Vienna Workers Voices

12 singers from the Vienna opera houses give their powerful voices to the workers’ concerns.

Conductor: Alexander Znamenskiy

PROGRAM: Ludwig van Beethoven: Scherzo from „Razumovsky“-string quartet, op. 59/1 Samuel Pokrass, Fritz Brügel: „Die Arbeiter von Wien“ [Workers of Vienna] Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony Nr. 9, Ode to joy

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DAILY PROCEEDINGS

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DAILY PROCEEDINGS DAY 1 - Tuesday 21 May 2019

16:30 - 17:00 Panel 1: European values: human dignity

and democracy • Moderator: Peter Scherrer • Speakers: Michael O’Flaherty, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights • Q&A

08:00 - 09:00 Last minute registration 08:15 - 09:00 ETUI Breakfast meeting - Launch of the book: The

future of Europe/Jetzt für ein besseres Europa - Room Schubert 4-6 - 1st floor 09:00 - 09:30 OPENING • Musical interlude • Welcome address by Viktória Nagy, ETUC Youth Committee President • Congress opening by the ETUC President, Rudy De Leeuw • Obituaries 09:30 - 11:10 • Welcome addresses by - Video from the Federal President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen -W olfgang Katzian, ÖGB President -M ichael Ludwig, Mayor and Governor of Vienna - L uca Visentini, ETUC General Secretary • Addresses by external guests - J ean Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission -M aria João Rodrigues, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on the European Pillar of Social Rights, President of FEPS - T homas Händel, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Employment Committee -G uy Ryder, Director-General of ILO - S haran Burrow, General Secretary of ITUC -M arkus Beyrer, Director General BusinessEurope - P amela Rendi-Wagner, Chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria

17:00 - 18:30 • Peter Scherrer presents Chapter 1 of the Action

Programme: Building democracy and a better future of Europe for working people • General discussion on Chapter 1 • Intervention by Irakli Petriashvili, President of PERC

18:30 - 20:00 • ETUC & ETUI reception - Exhibition hall

•O pening of the ETUI Exhibition - Bread & Roses: another history of trade union posters • ETUC Brian Bercusson award

DAY 2 - Wednesday 22 May 2019 08:15 - 09:00 ETUI Breakfast meeting: Brian Bercusson award

2019: EU Economic governance and the Right to Collective Bargaining, Room Schubert 4-6, 1st floor

09:00 - 09:45 • CONTINUES - General discussion on Chapter 1

• Vote on Chapter 1 09:45 - 10:45 Panel 2: An alternative vision for the

global and European economies • Moderator: Katja Lehto-Komulainen • Luca Visentini discusses with • Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University, Nobel Prize-Winning Economist • Q&A

11:10 - 12:00 • Credential report

• Ratification of affiliations and observer status • Video of ETUC activities and achievements • The General Secretary and the Secretariat present the Activity Report and the Document on the Future of the ETUC • Debate and adoption of the Activity Report and the Document on the Future of the ETUC

10:45 - 13:00 • K atja Lehto-Komulainen presents Chapter 2 of

the Action Programme: Shaping a new and progressive economic model based on a fairer economic and social governance • General discussion on Chapter 2 • Intervention by Oliver Röpke, President of the Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee • Vote on the amendments and Chapter 2

12:00 - 13:00 • The General Secretary presents the Introduction

to the Action Programme • General discussion on the Introduction • Vote on the amendments and the Introduction

12:50 - 13:00

• Photo event on European elections • Photo action Vote #WomenForEurope

13.00 - 14.30 Lunch break

• ETUI fringe meeting: Green/Just transition - Room Schubert 4-6, 1st floor • EESC Workers Group initiative: The workers’ voice in the next European Parliament - Room Stolz 2 - ground floor

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break

• ETUI fringe meeting: Pub Quiz on democracy at work - Room Schubert 4-6 - 1st floor • Women´s Committee side Event: Women leading Europe - Plenary room

14:30 - 15:00 Panel 3: Building Trade Union Power for

14:30 - 15:30 • S pecial Panel: From the European Pillar

Better Jobs and Wagess • Moderator: Esther Lynch • S peakers: Nicolas Schmit, former Luxembourg Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy •M iranda Ulens, General Secretary of the FGTB, Belgium • Q&A

of Social Rights to a Social Contract for Europe • Luca Visentini discusses with •A ntonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal

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• The General Secretary presents the amendments to the ETUC Constitution • Vote on the amendments to the ETUC Constitution 14 th CONGRESS

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DAILY PROCEEDINGS 15:00 - 17:15 • E sther Lynch presents Chapter 3 of the Action

12:20 - 13:00 • S tatement by the President on election procedure

Programme: Fighting for higher wages, stronger collective bargaining and enforceable rights for all •G eneral discussion on Chapter 3 • V ote on the amendments and Chapter 3

• I ntroduction of candidates for the positions of General Secretary, Deputy General Secretaries and Confederal Secretaries, President, Vice Presidents

17:15 - 18:30

•V OTE on the new Secretariat, President, Vice Presidents and the auditors takes place during lunch break • ETUI fringe meeting: Future of work with a foresight perspective - Room Schubert 4-6 - 1st floor

* The session will start with a discussion on gender equality from Chapter 3, including voting on the relevant amendments

•M ontserrat Mir presents Chapter 4 of the Action Programme: Advocating for just transition, fairer digitalisation, and stronger industry policy • I ntervention by Gloria Mills, President of the Women’s Committee of the ETUC •G eneral discussion on Chapter 4

14:30 - 15:45 • CONTINUES - General discussion on Chapter 5

• Vote on Chapter (no amendments)

15:45 - 16:15 Panel 6: Migration, asylum, inclusion: time

to build new European solidarity together!

• Moderator: Liina Carr • Speakers: Enrico Letta, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po in Paris, President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Italian Prime Minister.

• Q&A 16:15 - 18:30 • Liina Carr presents Chapter 6 of the Action Programme: A migration and global agenda based on solidarity, equality and inclusion • General discussion on Chapter 6 • Intervention by Naïma Hammami, Executive Bureau member UGTT Tunisia • Intervention by Hassan Yussuf, General Secretary of CLC, Canada • Vote on Chapter 6 (no amendments) 18:30 - 20:00 • International Conference - “Defending Democracy and Building a New Multilateralism” - Schubert Room - 1st floor • Chaired by Rudy De Leeuw, ETUC President • Introduction by Luca Visentini, ETUC General Secretary • Interventions by European trade union leaders and international trade union guests

19:30 - 22:30 Social evening (buffet and reception) hosted

by the Mayor of Vienna and the ÖGB (Austrian Trade Union Federation) - The City Hall of Vienna, Festsaal - Entrance Lichtenfelsgasse 2, Feststiege 1

DAY 3 - Thursday 23 May 2019 08:15 - 09:00 ETUI Breakfast meeting: Book launch: Collective

Bargaining in Europe: Towards an endgame - Room Schubert 4-6 - 1st floor

9.00 - 10:00 • CONTINUES - General discussion on chapter 4

• I ntervention by Rafael Freire, General Secretary of TUCA (Trade Union Confederation of the Americas) •G eneral discussion on Chapter 4 • V ote on the amendments and Chapter 4

10:00 - 10:30 Panel 4: Just transition to tackle the climate

change emergency • Moderator: Montserrat Mir • Video message: “The climate urgency: key messages from science by Prof. Jean-Pascal Van Ypersele, Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research, Université Catholique de Louvain • Speaker Samantha Smith, Director of the Just Transition Centre • Q&A

DAY 4 - Friday 24 May 2019 09:00 - 09:30 • Election results - Photo event with the newly

elected team

10:30 - 11:30 • Thiébaut Weber presents Chapter 5 of the Action

Programme: Relaunching the European social model and shaping the work of the future through an effective Pillar of Social Rights • General discussion on Chapter 5 • Intervention by Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, U.S.A.

09:30 - 11:00 • Emergency motions and Statements 11:00 - 12:30 • Adoption of the Action Programme

• T he General Secretary presents the ETUC Vienna Manifesto •D iscussion and vote on the ETUC Vienna Manifesto • The elected President addresses the Congress • T he elected ETUC General Secretary addresses the Congress • The outgoing President closes the Congress

11:30 - 11:50 • The Federal President of Austria, Alexander Van

der Bellen, will address the delegates

11:50 - 12:20 Panel 5: Social Pillar and the Future of Work

• Moderator: Thiébaut Weber • S peakers: Maria Jepsen, Director of the ETUI’s Research Department • Semih Yalcin, Shop steward in Foodora Köln • Q&A 14 th CONGRESS

12:30 • End of the 14th ETUC Congress 12:30 - 13:00 • Meeting of the new Executive Committee to elect the

new Steering Committee - Plenary Congress Room

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DAILY PROCEEDINGS

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break

* The session includes working time

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CONGRESS VENUE

• Messe Wien • General access map • Map of the metro

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Westbahnhof

Hauptbahnhof D, O, 18

Südtiroler Platz Hauptbahnhof

U4 Hütteldorf S1,2 Liesing U6 Siebenhirten

S60 Neusiedl, Eisenstadt

U1 Reumannplatz

Station: Hauptbahnhof & Westbanhnhof Airport:

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GENERAL ACCESS MAP

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U1 Leopoldau

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MAP OF THE METRO

www.wienerlinien.at

Messe Prater Krieau

PUBLIC TANSPORT Vienna’s public transport network covers 1.150 km.

The five subway lines, 28 tram lines and 128 bus lines bring you quickly and reliably to your destination. https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/transport

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

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Badges - significance of the different colours Distribution of badges - registration List of allocated seats Congress organisation plan Lay-out of the plenary hall Facilities at your disposal

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BADGES - SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIFFERENT COLOURS

RED BADGE: Delegates • National Trade Union Confederations • European Trade Union Federations • Youth committee ETUC • Women’s Committees

• ETUC President • ETUC General Secretary • ETUC Deputy General Secretaries • ETUC Confederal Secretaries

BLUE BADGE: Deputy Delegates • National Trade Union Confederations

European Trade Union Federations

GREEN BADGE: Delegates • National Trade Union Confederations (with observer status) • Inter-Regional Trade Union Councils (IRTUCs)

• FERPA • EUROCADRES

PURPLE BADGE: Observer • National Trade Union Confederations • European Trade Union Federations

• PERC

GUEST VIP

PINK BADGE: Guest VIP • Special Guests to the Congress and Speakers

YELLOW BADGE: Press

STAFF

• Journalists

ORANGE BADGE: Staff

GUEST

WHITE BADGE: Guest • Guest to the Congress and visitors

EXHIBITOR

WHITE BADGE: Exhibitors

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WHITE BADGE: Interpreters

All those with a badge will be admitted to the Congress hall in the area corresponding to their badge.

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a pre-registration session for the distribution of badges for the Congress will take place on Monday, 20 May, from 16:00 to 21:00 PM..

A registration session for the distribution of badges will take place on Tuesday, 21 May, starting at 8:00 AM. On the other days, registration will continue at the “information” stand at the main entrance of the Congress venue.

Registration

• Statutory delegations (red badges / blue badges / green badges / purple badges):

For the National Trade Union Confederations Registration will be carried out by country (in alphabetical order). For the sake of convenience, the names of the countries will be in English.

Five stands: A-E / F-J / K-O / P-T / U-Z For the European Trade Union Federations The Women’s Committee, Youth committee ETUC The other structures (IRTUCs, FERPA, EUROCADRES) Registration will be by family name (in alphabetical order).

• Guests / Exhibitors / Interpreters (white badge) Un stand pour distribution par ordre alphabétique (nom de famille).

• Press (yellow badge) Journalists will register at the press stand.

Security Service Strict guidelines - Badge required

You are requested to wear your badge at all times so as to facilitate the task of the security staff

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BADGES - REGISTRATION

DISTRIBUTION OF BADGES - REGISTRATION

LIST OF ALLOCATED SEATS Allotted seats and maximum authorised number of deputy delegates

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8 4 2 2 6 4 4 7 6 6 3 3 27 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 6 16 13 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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Portugal

0 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Congress information stand The stand is situated at the main entrance of the congress venue.

Members of the secretariat will be at your disposal to answer any practical questions about the Congress.

Congress documents All the documents relating to the Congress will be available and downloadable on the ETUC website. http://bit.do/etuc2019

Medical services In case of emergency contact the Congress information stand

Interpreting Interpreting will be available in 13 active languages: French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian, Portuguese and Greek and in 6 passive languages: Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Dutch and Bulgarian.

Free WiFi Throughout the Congress centre.

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PRESS CENTRE • Map and information on the Press Centre • Spread the word about Congress!

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PRESS CENTRE Journalists can follow the deliberations of the Congress in the press room on a large screen with simultaneous interpreting in the 13 active languages of the Congress.

Journalists can gain access to the Congress hall, only in the part reserved for them, provided they have their yellow press badge.

Access to the press room is reserved exclusively for journalists with a (yellow) press badge.

Journalists will be accredited only at the “Congress information” stand situated at the main entrance

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Technical area Press Corner

Press & Media 40 places

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Equipment in the Press Room placed at the disposal of the journalists: • Wifi • Tables and chairs for 40 people • Sockets for computers • Infra-red headphones • Good mobile phone network coverage • Sound recording for journalists and TV

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Congress is about coming together for debate - and communicating our messages to workers and to policy-makers. Here is how.

Follow and share Congress on social media

Twitter: @etuc_ces

Facebook : ETUCCES

Instagram : etucces

LinkedIn : CES-ETUC

To download and share fantastic photos go to flickr.com etuc-ces

Tag ETUC on your tweets and Facebook posts so we can share them too

PHOTO & VIDEO ACTION SPACE

Photo & video act ion space Come to the photo/video action space for a selfie, photo or video to spread our trade union messages about Congress, the European elections, workers democracy and much more. It’s open all four days of Congress with a range of visuals, slogans and languages to choose from!

Toget he r let ’s c reate a soc ial med ia storm for a Fai re r Eu rope for Worke rs!

Thursday 23 May is the 1st day of the European elections. Let’s work together to send thousands of messages on social media that day to remind our friends and colleagues about the need to vote in the European elections for a fairer Europe for workers.

Come to the photo space to have a photo or video shot on Wednesday 22 May with our election slogans (so we can issue them next day) or come for a selfie on the 23rd.

To add to the social media storm you are invited to join a group photo at 12.50h on Tuesday 21 May at the end of the morning session of Congress - practical details to follow at Congress! The photo will be released on 23 May as part of the ‘storm’ we’ll make!

Con g ress hashtag : #ETUC1 9

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PRESS AREA - SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT CONGRESS!

SPREAD TH E WORD ABOUT CONG RESS!

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• Plan of the exhibition space • Exhibitors list

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EXHIBITION SPACE This exhibition space enables delegates from different trade unions attending the Congress, as well as guests, to network and to get information and documentation on all trade union activities in the different countries, as well as the representations of the European institutions and different service companies.

The Congress will be attended by : •D elegates from all the national trade union confederations •D elegates from all European trade union federations •O bservers from partner trade union organisations of ETUC • S enior political decision-makers and academics •G uests from different European institutions and organisations • I nternational press journalists

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The exhibition area is open to delegates and to the general public during the opening hours of the Congress.

Exhibitors can present their projects and make new contacts with delegates from different European countries.

Internet access is completely free of charge in the exhibition area. We extend a warm welcome to one and all in this very pleasant exhibition space.

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The Workers’ Group comprises representatives from national trade unions, confederations and sectional federations. Its member represent over 80 trade union organisations - the vast majority of them affiliated to the ETUC or its sectoral federations.

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The Workers’ Group key priorities have always been the defence of the fundamental freedoms and labour rights. Over the years, our members have been rapporteurs of many important opinions making recommendations to the European Institutions, as established by the Treaty on the European Union Art. 13.4

Managers and professionals need unions like any other worker does. Eurocadres is the is the specific structure which represents professionals and managers associated to the ETUC. We work through advocacy and social dialogue for a stronger knowledgebased Europe, real freedom of mobility and quality in working life for European professionals and managers.

www.eesc.europa.eu Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. . . . . . . . . . . . Stand

Visit our stand to learn more about our recent successful work for an EU-wide whistleblower protection and Eurocadres’ upcoming priority issue, an EU directive on psychosocial risks. www.eurocadres.eu

www.fes-europe.eu

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• OiRA online risk assessment tools by sectors. http://oiraproject.eu/. #OiRAtools - Napo, safety with a smile www.napofilm.net. #napofilms - O SHwiki, a collaborative online platform http://oshwiki.eu. #OSHwiki

EPSU is the European Federation of Public Service Unions. It is one of the largest federations of the ETUC. With 8 million public service workers from over 260 trade unions; EPSU organises workers in the energy, water and waste sectors, health and social services and local and national administration, in all European countries including in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood, Russia and Central-Asia. EPSU is the recognized regional organization of Public Services International (PSI). For more information on EPSU and our work please go to www.epsu.org

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Every year, the ETUC carries out a number of transnational projects aimed at strengthening social dialogue, workers’ rights and making the case for a trade union agenda in EU economic and social policy-making. All the relevant information and outcomes of these European trade union projects (reports, studies, leaflets and audio-visual material) will be displayed at the ETUC stand in the exhibition space of the Congress Centre.

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The Youth Committee will provide information at its stand about the findings of its projects on fighting precarious employment in Europe, the implementation of European youth employment policies at national level, and coordinating collective bargaining stratagies for improving the conditions of young workers. Also, a photo action is organised to encourage Congress delegates to support the establishment of Youth Committees in trade unions.

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The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) works for safer, healthier and more productive workplaces in Europe. EU-OSHA is a tripartite body including governments, employers and workers in its Governing Board.

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions www.eurofound.europa.eu

Under the slogan ‘25 years of working together for a safe and healthy Europe’ EU-OSHA celebrates its 25 anniversary in 2019. https://osha.europa.eu. #EUOSHA25.

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TOURISM • General information

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THROUGH YOUR INSPIRATIONS ...

Discover on the website of the Austrian National Tourist Office all the information about the tourist offer in Vienna www.wien.info/en

TO TRAVEL BY BIKE IN VIENNA All information on www.wien.info/en/vienna-for/sports/cycling/suggestions-routes

SIGHTSEEING ON THE RUN The city can be discovered from another aspect while jogging. Experienced trainers lead you past Vienna’s attractions at a clip.

All information on : www.wien.info/en/vienna-for/sports/experience-on-run

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The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is the oldest political foundation in Germany with a rich tradition dating back to its foundation in 1925. Today, it remains loyal to the legacy of its namesake and campaigns for the core ideas and values of Social Democracy: freedom, justice and solidarity.

It has a close connection to social democracy and free trade unions.

FES PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY, IN PARTICULAR BY:

• Political educational work to strengthen civil society • Think Tanks • International cooperation with our international network of offices in more than 100 countries • Support for talented young people • Maintaining the collective memory of social democracy with archives, libraries and more.

If we want to promote Social Democracy worldwide, then first and foremost we need to strengthen Trade Unions. It enables employees to shape society economically, socially and politically - towards decent work and social justice. We want to bring trade union positions into political and economic decision-making processes. Good jobs and a fair income are prerequisites for a Social Europe.

Strong and forward-thinking unions are the best guarantee that competitiveness, social justice and fair income can be reconciled. This is what our International Trade Union Dialogue stands for.

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CONGRESS RULES AND PROCEDURE •A dopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 18 - 19 December 2018

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DATE AND VENUE The ETUC 14th Statutory Congress will take place from 21 to 24 May 2019, in Vienna.

AGENDA R atification of affiliations and observer status decided by the Executive Committee since the 13th Congress.

Examination and adoption of the 2015-2019 Activity Report.

Amendments to the Constitution.

Examination and adoption of the Resolution(s), Manifesto and Action Programme.

Elections of the members of the Executive Committee, the President, the Vice-Presidents, the General Secretary, the two Deputy General Secretaries, the three Confederal Secretaries and the five Auditors.

DELEGATIONS The number of delegates from the national trade union confederations will be based on the payment of their membership fee for the year 2019 (first half of the year); and for the European trade union federations, on the basis of their declared membership in 2018.

These organisations may designate deputy delegates whose number will not exceed one third of that of their nominated delegates.

The Women’s Committee and the Youth Committee will appoint 10 delegates each.

The FERPA and the Interregional Trade Union Councils (IRTUCs) are entitled to be represented by 10 delegates each with speaking rights for all and with two votes for each of these two delegations.

EUROCADRES is entitled to be represented by 10 delegates with speaking rights for all.

E ach member organisation with observer status is entitled to be represented by three delegates with speaking rights. ll organisations must ensure that their delegations reflect the gender composition of A their affiliates. In any event, the difference in numbers of members of either gender in each delegation shall not be higher than one. If a delegation is not gender-balanced, its voting rights will be reduced proportionally.

Member organisations are required, wherever possible, to include young people (up to 35 years) in their delegations and a report will be presented to Congress on this matter.

Member organisations are entitled to invite a limited number of observers, a maximum of one for organisations with up to 250 000 members, three for organisations with up to 500 000 members and six for organisations with more than 500 000 members.

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T he Presidency will be comprised of the Steering Committee.

T he Congress will be chaired by the President assisted by two other members of the Presidency.

T he Presidency will consider any suggestion or complaint from delegates about the Congress. It may delegate that task to an ETUC officer.

DEBATES All agenda items will be introduced by the General Secretary and the members of the Secretariat, except for the elections which will be introduced by the President.

Speaking rights Delegates with speaking rights may take the floor based upon a written request to the Presidency.

Delegations will intervene only once during any single debate except if a personal matter is involved.

Speaking time Speakers are allowed a maximum of four minutes in each debate.

To ease the Congress proceedings, the Presidency can propose to further limit the time allowed for each intervention.

Due to time constraints, the Congress Presidency can propose to close the list of speakers or the discussion.

In the first case, only the listed speakers and the member of the Secretariat in charge of the particular topic will have the floor.

In the second case, only the member of the Secretariat in charge of the particular topic will have the floor.

The member of the Secretariat in charge of the particular topic will have the opportunity to present his or her concluding remarks prior to the vote.

Points of order A delegate may raise a point of order at any time. The maximum speaking time allowed in this case is three minutes.

The ongoing debate will be interrupted, and the motion will be discussed with one speaker in favour and one against, each with a maximum speaking time of two minutes. The motion will then be put to a vote.

Emergency resolutions Emergency resolutions pertaining to important or urgent events which are not included in the Congress documents may be submitted to the Presidency by the affiliated organisations until 6 pm on 22 May. The Presidency will meet to study these emergency resolutions and decide whether it is appropriate to recommend them for discussion during the plenary session.

For each of those emergency resolutions recommended for discussion in plenary, the proposer will be given three minutes of speaking time followed by a 15-minute debate and a vote.

To ease the Congress proceedings, the Presidency can propose to limit the time allowed for emergency resolutions.

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CONGRESS RULES OF PROCEDURE

PRESIDENCY

Votes Congress shall endeavour to achieve the widest possible measure of agreement. If a vote is necessary, Congress shall decide by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast.

Votes will be by a show of hands, but on request, a roll-call vote can be held. In this case, each national trade union confederation, each European trade union federation, the Women’s Committee and the Youth Committee shall have a number of votes equal to the number of delegates to which they are entitled. (Article 11).

The delegates’ voting rights are contingent upon payment by their organisation of the membership fees due until and including the first half of the year 2019.

Delegates of the European trade union federations, of the Women’s Committee and of the Youth Committee (and the two voters from FERPA and the IRTUCs respectively) will have the right to vote except on financial matters and on applications for affiliations..

Delegates will vote on an Action Programme and list of amendments presented by the Executive Committee.

Proposals for action, amendments and emergency resolutions which obtain less than two-thirds but more than half of the votes cast will be referred to the Executive Committee for consideration and decision.

Elections All mandates expire during the Congress.

The General Secretary will make proposals for the composition of the Secretariat, the President and Vice-Presidents.

The vote for the election of the President, Vice- Presidents, General Secretary, Deputy General Secretaries, Confederal Secretaries and Auditors will be by secret ballot.

At the end of the Congress, the new Executive Committee will meet in order to elect the Steering Committee.

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GUIDE ON CONGRESS VOTING PROCEDURES •E ndorsed at the Executive Committee meeting of 24 April 2019

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VOTES (extract from Rules of Procedure) 1. Congress shall endeavour to achieve the widest possible measure of agreement. If a vote is necessary, Congress shall decide by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast.

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Votes will be by a show of hands, but on request, a roll-call vote can be held. In this case, each national trade union confederation, each European trade union federation, the Women’s Committee and the Youth Committee shall have a number of votes equal to the number of delegates to which they are entitled.

(Article 11).

3. The delegates’ voting rights are contingent upon payment by their organisation of the membership fees due until and including the first half of the year 2019.

4. Delegates of the European trade union federations, of the Women’s Committee and of the Youth Committee (and the two voters from FERPA and the IRTUCs respectively) will have the right to vote except on financial matters and on applications for affiliations.

5. Delegates will vote on an Action Programme and the list of amendments presented by the Executive Committee.

6. Proposals for action, amendments and emergency resolutions which obtain less than two-thirds, but more than half of the votes cast, will be referred to the Executive Committee for consideration and decision.

DEFINING THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES 7. At he beginning of the Congress the credential report (prepared by the Secretariat) will be presented.

8. In order to determine the number of delegates, all delegates who registered and signed the list will be considered, whether they are present in the room during the vote or not.

9. In practice, we allow one representative to sign for whole delegation and collect all badges and voting cards.

10. The delegates of the organisations in arrears of payments of affiliation fees for the first half of 2019, will lose their right to vote and will not be counted when verifying the number of delegates.

11. The gender balance will be examined based on the registration list, taking into consideration full delegates.

12. If a delegation is not gender-balanced, its voting rights will be reduced proportionally (delegation of two men/women only will keep one vote, delegation of three men/women only will keep two votes, delegation of four men/women only - two votes, delegation of four comprising 3 men/1woman (or vice-versa) - three votes, etc).

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13. The documents will be debated and voted on chapter by chapter :

a) Tuesday, 21 May, afternoon: Introduction and chapter I. b) Wednesday 22 May, morning: chapter 1 and 2, afternoon: chapter 2 and 3.

c) Thursday, 23 May, morning: chapter 4, afternoon: chapter 5 and 6.

d) Friday, 24 May, morning The Action Programme and the Vienna Manifesto.

14. In order to keep to the timetable, scheduled business not finished during the allocated session will normally be remitted to the EC for later consideration.

15. Organisations that wish to speak to their amendments should notify the Secretariat in advance, so as to be placed on the speakers’ list. They will have the right (time permitting) to one speaker per chapter and may address any or all of their amendments within that chapter.

ORDER OF VOTES ON THE AMENDMENTS 16. The Executive Committee recommendations indicate either ‘accept’ or ‘oppose’.

17. ‘Accept’ means the EC supports the amendment.

18. ‘Oppose’ means the EC recommends rejection of the amendment.

19. Voting will take place on the amendment itself, not on the recommendation.

20. As the Congress “shall endeavour to reach the widest possible measure of agreement”, abstentions will be allowed and will be counted to determine if an amendment has obtained two-thirds majority.

21. Voting on the amendments will take place on each of individual amendment within the chapter, followed at the end by the vote on the whole chapter.

ELECTIONS OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENTS AND AUDITORS 22. Elections of the General Secretary, Secretariat, President, Vice-Presidents and the Auditors take place during lunch break on Thursday, 23 May 2019.

The voters cast three ballots, one for each of the three elections (General Secretary and Secretariat, President and Vice-Presidents, Auditors), each on a separate ballot paper with the printed names of candidates.

The voters tick the box next to the name of candidate(s) they wish to support.

When voting has finished, all ballot papers are counted on the counting table, for one election at a time, in the following order 1. General Secretary and Secretariat, 2. President and Vice-Presidents, 3. Auditors, by the tellers from senior ETUC staff.

The movers of the candidates can nominate scrutineers to be present and observe the counting.

When all ballots are counted and the results agree, the result is transmitted to the President for announcement on Friday, 24 May 2019.

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