What is "eurocadres"

The Council of European Professional and Managerial Staff (EUROCADRES) is an recognised cross-industry social partner in the European Social Dialogue and in collective bargaining, representing Professional and Managerial Staff (P&MS) in Europe. EUROCADRES is associated to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), but is fully independent and addresses only Professional and Managerial Staff issues. At European level EUROCADRES participates, in association with CEC - European Managers, in the cross-industry social dialogue with workers' representatives - European Trade Union Confederation - ETUC, and employers' representatives - BUSINESSEUROPE, CEEP - European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of Enterprises of General Economic Interest, UEAPME - European Association of Craft and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. With more than 15% of employees holding professional or managerial positions, EUROCADRES represents almost 6 million employees in all sectors of business, in industry as well as in the civil and public services.

EUROCADRES convenes its Congress, which is the policy-making body, every four years. In the intervening years, affiliates are summoned to a General Assembly. All EUROCADRES activities and policies between Congresses are controlled by the Executive Committee with national representatives and industry federation delegates including the President and Vice-Presidents elected by a secret ballot of the Congress. The President (Martin Jefflén, Swedish) represents EUROCADRES in cooperation with the Vice-Presidents.

The Secretariat is located in Brussels.