1. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
ITC-ILO Workshop on Sectoral Social Dialogue in New Member States and Candidate Countries
Andrea Husen-Bradley, European Metalworkers’ Federation
Turin, 06/05/2010

2. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
Introducing the EMF
One of 12 European Industry Federations (EIF)
Founded 1971 (Benelux, D, F, I)
75 member organisations from in 34 countries across Europe
26 languages
Represents 6 million metalworkers
Member of the ETUC
Cooperation with the IMF

3. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
Main goals
Serve affiliates where European interests are involved
Cooperation between affiliates – Developing Common Positions and Common Policies at European level
Interest Representation vis-à-vis European Institutions
Counterweight vis-à-vis European employers’ organisations and multinational companies
Represent the EMF at the ETUC
Represent the European interests of affiliates at the international level

4. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
26 staff members
General Secretary: Peter Scherrer
Deputy General Secretary: Bart Samyn
Policy Advisers
Staff in:
Accountancy
Human Resources
Translations
Administration
Occasional Guest Secretaries

5. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
Main areas of work
Industrial Policy
Collective Bargaining Policy
Company Policy
Social Dialogue

6. EMF Structure EMF Structure Congress Executive Committee
Steering Committee
Secretariat
Collective Bargaining
Policy Committee
Company
Policy Committee
Industrial
Policy Committee
Social Dialogue
ICT
Lifts
Steel
Automotive
Policy Committees
Aerospace
Sector Committees
White Goods
Horizontal Committees
Shipbuilding
Non-Ferrous Metals
Mechanical Engineering
Training and Education
Equal Opportunities
South Eastern European Forum & Baltic States

7. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
Industrial Policy
A key action area since 1999
Strong involvement in redefining IP at EU level: linking horizontal and sectoral policies
Activities:
Positions on horizontal policies (innovation, trade policy, energy policy, climate change etc.)
Developing sectoral policies for metal sectors
Participating in industrial policy initiatives of EU: LeaderSHIP 2015, Cars 21 etc.
Participating in EU technology platforms
Industrial Policy dialogue with European employers’ and industry associations

8. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
Collective Bargaining: Towards more Coordination
Coordination of National Collective Bargaining Policies
(Minimum Standards)
Regional Network of Observers
Information Exchange Network

9. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
Company Policy
Company Policy focuses on all elements of workers’ interests in the multinational company:
Involvement of workers (information/consultation/participation/negotiation)
Transnational restructuring and reorganisation
Social issues and working conditions
Industrial and economic aspects
The actors of the EMF Company policy: the EMF, the national unions, EWCs, EWC coordinators, board members

10. EMF Areas of Work and Priorities of Action
Social Dialogue
 Topic of today’s presentation