EPSU survey on union membership, collective bargaining and social dialogue in local and regional government

EPSU would like to get a better picture of developments in the areas of union membership, collective bargaining and social dialogue in local and regional government. We have therefore commissioned the Labour Research Department, a trade union research body based in London, to undertake a study on the present situation.

This will use existing material, including the joint CEMR-EPSU survey in 2005 on the 12 states that joined the EU in 2004 and 2006, as well as Turkey. But to get a fully up-to-date and detailed picture, we need you to provide some additional information.

A short questionnaire (being translated) is attached, which we would like you to return as soon as possible. If you cannot answer all the questions, please answer those you can and return it. But it would be a great help if you could provide the NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS OF A CONTACT who can answer follow-up questions.

The Labour Research Department will present the first results of the survey to the next LRG Standing Committee meetings on March 1 and 2.

Many thanks for your cooperation

EPSU Secretariat