calling on governments and the European Commission to terminate existing contracts with Palantir and prevent future public sector partnerships with the company
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Towards a Fair Digital Transition
PreviousPreviousNextNext Towards a Fair Digital Transition in European Public Services USF joins EPSU call to action The introduction of AI, digitalisation and new technologies has the potential to positively transform public services and the jobs of public service workers. USF is not against these new tools as easier access to…
Worker Protection Under The EU AI ACT
PreviousPreviousNextNext Europe: The Sole Region Regulating AI This brief arms union reps with the tools to expose and curb unfair AI at work. The EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) establishes the world’s first comprehensive framework for governing artificial intelligence, including stringent protections for workers subjected to algorithmic management. A clear…
Taking Back Control of The Algorithm
PreviousPreviousNextNext Taking Back Control Of The Algorithm: Protecting Work In The Digital Age Wherever humans encounter machines, our rights must take precedence over code. The promise of performance should not come at the cost of stress and opacity. From diagnosis to solutions, Union Syndicale, together with Public Services International, offers…
INTERVIEWS : The Hidden Cost of AI
PreviousPreviousNextNext Artificial intelligence storms into our lives, reshaping economies, workplaces, and democratic norms. No longer just a breakthrough, AI now raises key questions: who gains, who loses, and who sets the rules as it spreads across offices, factories, and government. Amid discussions of productivity and innovation, another story unfolds. Workers…
Job Quality and Digitalisation
PreviousPreviousNextNext Foreword Digitalisation is changing the reality of work in every sector. New tools, platforms and computerised systems are shaping how tasks are organised, how decisions are made, and how workers are monitored and evaluated. For trade unions, these changes matter because they directly influence members’ rights, working conditions and…
The Union is What You Make of It
PreviousPreviousNextNext INTRODUCTION The article below, although talking about the specific case of a journalist, echoes way beyond the local realities of a Journalists’ Union in Portugal. In this clash of arguments lie many questions that trade unionists need to ask themselves. Fumaça (fumaca.pt) is an independent, non-profit investigative Portuguese journalism…
Social Dialogue: A Democratic Imperative
PreviousPreviousNextNext Social Dialogue: A Democratic Imperative—But Is the European Parliament Walking the Talk? Since its founding, the European Parliament has consistently advocated for a more prominent role for social partners in shaping economic governance. MEPs have urged the European Commission and Member States to move beyond symbolic consultation and provide…
Freedom of Association and Freedom of Expression
PreviousPreviousNextNext Freedom of Association and Freedom of Expression: Balance and Tensions in the European Civil Service “There is no freedom without responsibility and control. The absence of responsibility and control endangers freedom as much as prohibitions and censorship. Freedom without rules exists only in democratic anarchy and is therefore doomed…
Editorial #95
PreviousPreviousNextNext The Industrial Revolution redefined labour, introducing mechanization that displaced traditional crafts and reshaped economies. In response, trade unions emerged as a counterbalance to unchecked industrial power, securing rights such as collective bargaining, workplace safety, and fair wages. These victories were not merely economic – they were democratic. Today, artificial…