Oliver Roethig

Brussels

Oliver Roethig heads UNI Europa, the European service workers union with seven million members, as its Regional Secretary, first elected in 2011. He is a member of the Management Committee of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the Executive Board of UNI Global Union, which represents 20 million workers, since 2011.

Articles

Work and digitalisation | 05.03.2025

Pay cuts on a silver platter

For too long, the way the EU spends public money has encouraged a race to the bottom — with millions of workers paying the price

Democracy and society | 06.06.2024

Trade unions can defeat Europe’s far right

People who feel more empowered at work are less likely to agree with extreme-right arguments

Future of social democracy | 08.07.2022

No, workers aren’t driving the cost-of-living crisis

Profits, not wages, are exacerbating inflation and the cost-of-living crisis. In response, the EU should strengthen collective bargaining

Work and digitalisation | 02.05.2022

Ukrainian refugees also deserve decent work

Proponents of the platform economy are using the plight of Ukrainian refugees to push back against regulation. But all workers deserve decent work