But as Europe integrates, these decisions will become pervasive. If EU environmental directives, for instance, call for the closure of a heavily polluting plant in Britain, the Constitution would give labor unions the right to judicial appeals against the resulting redundancies.
问题是英国的防卫是徒劳的。该章程第二条第52款规定《欧盟宪法》的根本权力（包括其12项"社会权利"）适用于欧盟的 及其成员国在执行欧盟决定时的行动 。但随着欧洲的一体化，这些决定会具有普遍效力。例如，如果欧盟的环境方针要求英国关闭重污染的工厂，《欧盟宪法》就会给予工会通过司法诉讼反对随之而来的裁员的权利。