Oliver Roethig

Oliver Roethig heads UNI Europa, the European service workers’ union. He was elected as regional secretary of the seven million strong union for a second consecutive term in 2016.

Twitter : @ORoethig

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18 March 2021

Labour

After the Covid-19 storm, it’s time to rebuild care homes on solid ground

Adrian Durtschi: Fixing care is about rebalancing the ways in which the decisions that shape it are made. Ensuring workers have a strong say is [...]Read the full article

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