Cross-industry social dialogue The social dialogue committee: is the main body for bipartite (i.e. between trade unions and employers) social dialogue at European level meets 3-4 times a year to discuss employer/worker views on employment and social topics, adopt texts negotiated by both parties and plan future initiatives consists of maximum 66 representatives of the social partners, equally divided between the employers' and the workers' representative organisations and including the EU Secretariats of the cross-industry social partners, as well as representatives from the national member organisations on each side can set up technical working groups to discuss various issues like labour market challenges, reconciliation of working and family life etc. adopts and follow up the results of negotiations between employers and workers' representative bodies takes part in social dialogue summits – high-level meetings chaired by the president of the Commission. At cross-industry level, the bipartite European social dialogue takes place between the following organisations: European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Confederation of European Business (BUSINESSEUROPE, formerly UNICE) SGI Europe (formerly CEEP) SMEunited Eurocadres (the Council of European Professional and Managerial Staff) and European Confederation of Executives and Managerial Staff (CEC) participate in this dialogue as part of the ETUC delegation. More information Outcomes of the cross-industry social dialogue CIRCA database of committee documents