Empowerment for Ukrainian Unionists: Building Democratic Unions and International Partnerships
As part of the Trade Union Lifeline (TUL) initiative, Labor Initiatives facilitated another online session on December 18 focused on building democratic unions and international partnerships. The event is part of an ongoing series of conversations and experience exchanges between Ukrainian young activists and international trade union leaders. Despite long hours of power outages all over the […]
Union Expertise in the Professional Qualification Process
On December 15-17, 2025, the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU)hosted a three-day webinar on the role of unions in the development of professional qualifications for workers in Ukraine, which was held as part of the “Trade Unions Fighting Inequality and Reconstructing Peace and Democracy in Ukraine” program. The webinar attracted 51 FPU union leaders who learned about Ukraine’s professional qualifications, the […]
Digitalization of Union Activities at the Nova Poshta Union
Several months ago, Nova Poshta Union launched its own chatbot to streamline union members’ requests and enhance daily administrative processes. This digital tool was created to enable union leadership and shop stewards to quickly and automatically address the most common questions and requests from union members. This allows elected leaders to focus more on other activities, such as negotiations […]
Trade Union Lifeline for Strong and Resilient Trade Unions: Zaporizhzhia
On December 4, 2025, LI and the Trade Union Lifeline (TUL) initiative held a full-day, cross-sectoral, cross-union educational event in the frontline city of Zaporizhzhia, as part of a series of events in war-affected regions of Ukraine aimed at reaching and supporting as many union members as possible. Over 50 members of different unions in the Zaporizhzhia region took […]
Trade Union Organizing in Times of Crisis: Lessons from Cooperation between Moldova, Ukraine, and Norway
From December 1-3, Chisinau hosted a three-day intensive training for 26 Ukrainian and Moldovan trade unionists, focused on organizing strategies and sharing effective methods for recruiting workers into the unions. The event was part of the “Trade Unions Fighting Inequality and Reconstructing Peace and Democracy in Ukraine” program, implemented by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions […]
League for Union Leaders: Education for Powerful
On November 26-29, Labor Initiatives hosted a training in Vinnytsia for 26 union leaders of Atomprofspilka (Nuclear Energy and Industry Workers’ Union of Ukraine), members of the elected union body of the largest electricity producer in Ukraine. The three-day agenda covered legal sessions on Ukraine’s collective bargaining legislation and its alignment with ILO standards, and the […]
The Path of Leadership: from Fighting Inequality in a Predominantly Male Industry to the National Level
Amidst the most severe blackouts since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, as part of the Trade Union Lifeline (TUL) initiative, Labor Initiatives managed to facilitate an online session on November 20 focused on women’s leadership in the union movement. The event is part of an ongoing series of conversations and experience exchange between Ukrainian young activists […]
Women`s Empowerment for Ukrainian Unionists
As part of the Trade Union Lifeline (TUL) initiative, Labor Initiatives hosted a session (in a hybrid online/offline format) on October 24 focused on women’s leadership in the union movement. The event is part of an ongoing series of conversations between Ukrainian young activists and international trade union leaders. Despite the hours of widespread power outages in Kyiv, the […]
Upskilling training as a capacity-building and organizing strategy
On October 19, Labor Initiatives conducted an emergency first-aid training session for 16 domestic workers involved in childcare. The training included a discussion of labor rights, and was an opportunity to promote the work of the union to these care providers. This session was highly important for childcare workers, emphasizing the need to respond quickly and effectively […]
Decent Work in Ukraine: Defenders` Perspective
On October 1, on the Defenders` Day of Ukraine and on the eve of the World Day for Decent Work, Labor Initiatives organized the panel discussion “Defenders about decent work” in the LI Kyiv hub. The speakers were long-standing LI partners: Serhii Rudnitskiy, Coca-Cola local union president, former acting head of one the local communities (hromada) in Kyiv region, currently serving in […]