Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » GDF Suez: EWC members elect a Belgian member as their secretary GDF Suez: EWC members elect a Belgian member as their secretary On October 13, during the first meeting of GDF Suez’s EWC, recently created (see our dispatch No. 090489), the structure’s staff representatives elected a Belgian representative as secretary. His name is Robert Van Passen, CSC representative at Electrabel. In a communiqué published the same day, the CFDT French union declared that, “by electing a Belgian representative from Electrabel Belgium, the group’s staff representatives chose Europe” and added that this vote “shows much maturity among EWC members” and is “a first step towards better cooperation between the group’s European trade unions to build a common base to the group.” Mr. Passen won with a small majority (30 yes, 26 no and a few abstentions) against the French applicant (CGT). This is a substantial change in practice since, before the merger, the two businesses’ European structures were always run by French representatives – who represent nearly 40% of the current EWC. Through . Published on 15 October 2009 à 13h49 - Update on 15 October 2009 à 13h49 Resources trade unions to build a common base to the group.” Mr.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels