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EPSU affiliate Ver.di in referendum victory for public services

(1 February, Leipzig). EPSU German affiliate, Ver.di has helped secure a victory for public services in a local referendum in Leipzig. Initiated by a large coalition including unions and Attac Leipzig, the result saw the citizens of the German town stop the city mayor’s privatisation plans http://www.buergerbegehren-leipzig.de/. EPSU General Secretary, Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, praised the work of Ver.di, stating that this: “illustrates the iron bond between quality public services (...)

Slovenian unions drive public service petition forward

(10 September 2007) The Slovenian trade unions and their confederations are committed to contine the collection of signatures for the ETUC petition for public services. EPSU Deputy General Secretary met with the leadership of the unions and presidents of the Confederations. "It is very encouraging the Slovenian unions keep up the drive and have put public service issues high on the agenda, The unions stand between the government and the dismantling of public services and the people (...)

Address to the IMPACT Joint Seminar on Quality Public Services, 11 May 2007

11 May 2007
Ennis, Ireland
Address to the IMPACT Joint Seminar on Quality Public Services
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) Brian Synnott Communication and campaigns officer
Dear friends, I am delighted to be able to speak to you on this occasion of your Biennial conference. I would like to thank Peter Nolan for this invitation. The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) represents over 200 public service trade unions. That amounts to over 8 million public (...)

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu, have you ?

Jevgenija Stalidzane, Deputy Chairperson Latvian T.U. Energija, signing the petition

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC- find your national confederation here, the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

Juozas Neverauskas, Ramanauskas Ramunas, Laimute Rasikiene, Antanas Gervylius (Lithuania) signing the petition

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here and here, the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

INFORME DEFENSA DE LOS SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS

Situación de España en el marco Europeo.

Rome, celebrating the Rome Treaty 50th anniversary with 1 million signatures for quality public services

26 March 2007, Rome, on the 50th Anniversary of the European Union, the Italian public services trade unions affiliated to EPSU ( FP CGIL, FILCEM CGIL, CISL FPS, FLAEI CISL, CISL FEMCA, UILCEM- UIL) have presented the Campaign for the ETUC petition on public services and the EPSU Quality Public Services campaign (framework legal instrument).
The doyen of the EU parliament, Giovanni Berlinguer (PSE), the vice president of the Socialist Group in the EU Parliament, Pasqualina Napolitano and (...)

EPSU urges drive for www.petitionpublicservices.eu at PASYDY Congress

18 March, 2007, Nicosia
Dear friends, I am delighted to be able to speak to you on this occasion of your congress. I would like to thank Glafkos for his invitation to your congress, and for his many years of contribution to EPSU work.
I would like to talk to you about developments in the European Union. I speak to you at a time when there are serious question marks about the EU’s commitment to social Europe, and in particular to Public Services.
Even if we take only this month, there have (...)

FNV wil hoorzitting over marktwerking

Dutch union take on growing market influence in public sector
(23-3-2007) De FNV wil dat Nederland en Europa zich nog eens goed bezinnen op plannen voor meer marktwerking. De Tweede Kamer zou een hoorzitting moeten organiseren. Op de website tekennu.nl verzamelt de FNV steun voor een tijdelijke stop op privatisering.
De FNV gaat zich sterk maken voor een fundamenteel debat op nationaal en Europees niveau over marktwerking. Dat maakte FNV-voorzitter Agnes Jongerius duidelijk bij de (...)

Italian Public Sector general strike / sciopero generale del pubblico impiego per il giorno 16 aprile 2007

I Comitati Esecutivi Unitari di FP CGIL - CISL- FP - UIL FPL e UIL PA riuniti in Roma il giorno 27 marzo 2007, sentita la relazione delle Segreterie Nazionali sulla difficile situazione della vertenza relativa ai rinnovi contrattuali del Pubblico Impiego, nonché il successivo ed articolato dibattito e le sue conclusioni
R I T E N G O N O di estrema gravità il perdurante e contraddittorio atteggiamento del Governo, ed in particolare del Ministro dell’Economia Padoa Schioppa, con il quale (...)

Madrid: 70.000 personas se manifiestan en defensa de los servicios públicos

(22 March, Madrid) Los ciudadanos "seguimos esperando por todo" lo relacionado con la sanidad, la Comunidad "abre las puertas de la privatización de hospitales públicos".
Miles de personas recorrieron el centro de Madrid en una manifestación convocada por los sindicatos CC.OO. y UGT en defensa de los servicios públicos de la Comunidad de Madrid, que contó además con el apoyo de más de 40 organizaciones y una veintena de ayuntamientos de la comunidad. La marcha, a la que acudieron los secretarios generales de (...)

Latvian health union calls for salary improvements to reflect Women’s vital role in social services

(15 March, Latvia) Valdis Keris, Chairman of Latvian health union LVSADA and EPSU Campaign Coordinator in Latvia, gave the following update on activity under the EPSU ’Quality public services - quality of life’ banner.
The LVSADA was on picket in Riga on March 8, calling for increase of salaries and improvement of working conditions of social workers working in social care and assistance. The survey of the LVSADA revealed that 98% of employees in social care sector in Riga City are women (...)

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

P. Kovac, R. Kulifaj and colleagues from Slovakia signing the petition

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here - the other European Trade Union Federations], and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

Let us remember that the gathering of one million signatures is the message. Our aim, indeed our long term struggle, is to have a strong legal instrument at EU level that reflects the value of public services in European society, recognises the (...)

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

E. Jaroszewski, M. Tusiewicz, Solidarnosc, signing the petition

Colleagues from Poland, Solidarnosc, signing the petition

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations], and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

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Eugen Capitaneanu, Federatia Energia Mileniului III, signing the petition

Buzea Nicolae, Rosu Nicolae and Giuseppe Tessaro, Federatia Energia Mileniului III, signing the petition

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here, here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations], and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

UNISON rolls out petition plea to 40,000 activists

(13 March, London) The momentum for www.petitionpublicservice.eu continues to build this week, as UNISON announced plans to involve 40,000 activists in the push for one million signatures for the petition. The initiative, from the UK’s biggest union, brings the petition, and most importantly, the need for a framework law for public services to the grassroot level.

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis stated that "Public Services in European are under attack, which is why UNISON is supporting a call for a European law to protect public services from (...)

Spain petition action on International Women’s Day!

La FSAP-PV de CCOO a ramassé 229 signatures dans la campagne de la CES pour des services publics accessibles à tous et de qualité en profitant d’une réunion pour la journée internationale des femmes. La photo montre la table installée pour signer et le sécrétaire géneral de la FSAP, Juan Cruz Ruiz.
Un très bon jour pour toutes les femmes du staff d’EPSU!!!
GLORIA RODRÍGUEZ BAILO Secretaría de Comunicación FSAP CCOO PV
Móvil ·639152499
Tél. 963882140 - Fax · 963882103 (...)

Manifestazione a sostegno della Petizione della Confederazione Europea dei Sindacati, Roma, 26 Marzo

Manifestazione a sostegno della Petizione della Confederazione Europea dei Sindacati
Lunedì 26 Marzo 2007 - ore 10,00 Lunedì 26 Marzo 2007 - ore 10,00
Roma, Auditorium, Via Rieti FESTEGGIAMO I 50 ANNI DELL’UNIONE EUROPEA CON
UN MILIONE DI FORME PER I SERVIZI PUBBLICI DI QUALITA’
In Italia e in Europa regole certe per rilanciare i servizi pubblici, elevare la qualità, difendere lo Stato Sociale
Introduzione
Rosa Pavanelli
Coordinatrice Nazionale della Campagna FSESP
“Servizi pubblici di (...)

Campaign tips! No 2: Stamp your way to a million signatures

(7 March, London) EPSU affiliate UNISON (www.unison.org.uk) have come up with an ingenious way of publicising www.petitionpublicservice.eu. International Officer and EPSU campaign coordinator for the UK, Nick Crook, explains the initiative; "UNISON has decided that from next week, the image attached to this story (which is a postal stamp or frank), will be used as a stamp on all our post". Nick explained that: "as you can imagine, with a membership of 1.3 million, this means a lot of (...)

Top European trade unionist in Dublin for Irish launch of EU petition - 15th March 2007

DIARY MARKER from IMPACT Trade Union
To: News Editors, Industrial and European Correspondents
Wednesday 7th March 2007
Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, General Secretary of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) will be in Dublin on Thursday 15th March for the Irish launch of EPSU’s European Campaign for Quality Public Services.
The launch takes place at 11.00am in IMPACT head office, Nerney’s Court, (off Temple Street), Dublin 1. The media are invited to attend.
Speakers (...)

Agir pour une pleine reconnaissance des services publics en Europe

France - Actions et mobilisations syndicales
(7 mars) Les mobilisations contre la directive Bolkestein ont fortement remis en évidence le besoin d’une directive cadre sur les SIG. Elles ont ouvert une fenêtre que nous ne devons pas laisser se refermer sans en avoir exploité toutes les possibilités revendicatives.
Au niveau européen, l’automne 2006 a été marqué par plusieurs initiatives traduisant l’impact des interventions et mobilisations syndicales :
le Parlement européen a adopté en septembre un rapport (...)

Busiest day yet for Petition as Spanish unions launch massive e-mail plea

C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary and J. Ciacma, Coordinador de Internacional, FSAP-CC.OO Spain, signing the petition

C. Valera, International Secretary FSP-UGT Spain, signing the petition

(7 March, 2007) The effect of clear, simple, targets on the public service petition were illustrated yesterday. On 6 March, EPSU affiliate CC.OO (Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras) www.ccoo.es launched their nation wide campaign on the petition. The results were immediate. By end of the day, 4,833 visits from Spain had been logged to www.petitionpublicservice.eu. In addition, EPSU affiliate Federación de Servicios Públicos de la UGT www.fsp.es sent 20.000 e-mails to public workers in the region of (...)

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu, have you ?

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

Jerry Van Den Berge, Abvakabo, NL, signing the petition

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation, here, here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

Los sindicatos se manifestarán el 22 marzo para defender los servicios públicos que ’pretende privatizar el Gobierno regional’

(February 27 Madrid) Spanish EPSU affiliates, CCOO and UGT have joined forces to declare a massive demonstration in defence of public services . The demo specifically targets the Madrid region and is set to take place on 22 March.
The announcement comes as FSP UGT today realeased their official support of www.petitionpublicservice.eu
Autor: EUROPA PRESS / GP Fecha: 26/02/2007
Los sindicatos se manifestarán el 22 marzo para defender los servicios públicos que ’pretende privatizar el (...)

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

Mario Lichev, Tsevetomir Nankov, Hristo Petrov and Rositza Sokolova (Bulgaria), signing the petition

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations], and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

LO President, Ms. Lundby-Wedin (left) signs ETUC petition, and C. Fischbach-Pyttel, General Secretary of EPSU

Jan Ruden, SEKO president, Sweden signing the petition, and J. W. Goudriaan, EPSU General Secretary

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here, here and here] - the other European Trade Union Federations], and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

T. Santamäki-Vuori, President JHL Finland and EPSU Vice-President - and C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary, signing the petition

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here, here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations], and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you ?

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary and J. Schlanger, President OSZSP, Czech Republic, signing the petition

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here - the other European Trade Union Federations], and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

Paulo Ferreira (STE), Brian Synnott (EPSU), Vitor Duarte (SINDEL), Jorge NOBRE DOS SANTOS (SINTAP), Francisco Braz, (STAL) and campaign coordinator Jose Manuel Marques

V. Duarte and I. Machado, SINDEL Portugal, signing the petition

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations], and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here and here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

L. Bouveret, CGT France

S. TSIAKKAROS (CFDT, France), signing the petition

Y. Letourneux, Interco-CTDT, signing the petition

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here, here, here, here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary, and G. Lieben, Regional Secretary CGSP Belgium signing the petition

C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary, and L. Hamelinck, President CSC Belgium signing the petition

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here, here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary and K. Liivamägi, President ROTAL Estonia, signing the petition

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here and here - the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

We have signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu, have you ?

C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary and R. Holzer, President GÖD/FSG Austria, signing the petition

C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary and T. Kattnig, International Secretary GdG Austria, signing the petition

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here - the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

C. Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary, H. Lanning, Deputy General Secretary PCS, UK, signing the petition

Nick Crook, International Secretary UNISON, UK, signing the petition

M. Clancy, Prospect UK, signing the petition, and J.W. Goudriaan, EPSU Deputy General Secretary

S. King, GMB UK, signing the petition

From right to left: T. Grieve, G. Jillett, S. Bloomfield, M. Melia, E. Duffy (UNISON, UK) signing the petition

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here - the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu, have you ?

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

Rosa Pavanelli, CGIL Italy, signing the petition

Francesco Fontanelli, FILCEM-CGIL and Jan Willem Goudriaan, EPSU, signing the petition

Mario D’Arca and Bruno Costantini, FLAEI-CISL, signing the petition

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - please find your national confederation here, here and here- the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu, have you ?

I’ve signed www.petitionpublicservice.eu. Have you?

Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary and Ursula Werheit, Ver.di, Germany, signing the petition

S. Bergelin, Ver.di

PLEASE GIVE US 30 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME FOR A MORE CITIZEN FRIENDLY EU.

I am proud to say that I have signed the petition calling for a legal instrument for public services at the EU level. For the next 12 weeks, EPSU and its 200+ affiliates, will be making the ETUC petition on public services our number one priority. We aim, in association with the ETUC - find your national confederation here - the other European Trade Union Federations, and our growing list of allies, to reach our target of one million signatures by the start of the ETUC congress in Seville on 21-24 May.

SERVIZI PUBBLICI, LAVORO E PARTECIPAZIONE DEMOCRATICA

Presentazione del libro 15 anni dopo: pubblico è meglio
ROMA, Mercoledì 28 febbraio 2007

POR UNOS SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS DE CALIDAD

Los servicios públicos son esenciales para la cohesión social, económica y regional de Europa. Estos servicios deben ser de gran calidad y accesibles para todos(as) los(as) ciudadanos(as). Hasta ahora, las privatizaciones o las liberalizaciones (especialmente en los sectores de energía, correos y telecomunicaciones) eran las únicas alternativas propuestas para el desarrollo de los servicios públicos. ¡Es tiempo de encontrar otras soluciones!

PETITION - HOCHWERTIGE ÖFFENTLICHE DIENSTLEISTUNGEN FÜR ALLE

„GEMEINSAM FORDERN WIR ÖFFENTLICHE DIENSTLEISTUNGEN, DIE DEN BEDÜRFNISSEN DER MENSCHEN GERECHT WERDEN. WIR FORDERN DIE EUROPÄISCHE KOMMISSION AUF, ENTSPRECHENDE EUROPÄISCHE GESETZESVORSCHLÄGE ZU UNTERBREITEN (1)
ICH UNTERSCHREIBE DIE PETITION
Öffentliche Dienstleistungen (2) sind aus sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Gründen unverzichtbar und für den Zusammenhalt der Regionen in Europa notwendig. Sie müssen eine hohe Qualität haben und für Alle zugänglich sein. Bislang wurden nur die Privatisierung und Liberalisierung der (...)

IMPACT MEMBERS are being urged to sign a trade union petition calling on the European Commission to protect public services

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) petition calls on the Commission to introduce EU legislation to ensure universal access to public services and protect them from privatisation. Click www.petitionpublicservice.eu to sign the petition.
Supported by another huge trade union body, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), ETUC is calling for a framework directive to prevent the EU’s free market rules determining the future of services as diverse as water, education, (...)

France: la journée d’actions, de grève et de manifestations lancée dans la Fonction publique a été une réussite

(9 February, Paris) La journée d’actions, de grève et de manifestations lancée dans la Fonction publique (Etat - Hospitaliers - Territoriaux - La Poste - France Télécom...) a été une réussite.
Malgré lui, le ministère de la Fonction publique est obligé de reconnaître que la mobilisation est encore plus forte que le 2 février 2006 sur le même sujet. En plus des grèves, de très nombreuses manifestations ont eu lieu sur tout le territoire (Paris, Marseille, Rouen, Rennes, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon, Saint-Etienne, (...)

National Civil Service strike - January 31, UK

(31 January, 2007) EPSU affiliate PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) will today stage a massive action in protest at the UK Government plans to slash thousands of public administration jobs. EPSU General Secretary Carola Fischbach-Pyttel stated that: “this action, and tellingly the support it is receiving from the general public, is a clear message to the UK Government that enough is enough”. She added that: “across the European Union more and more actions are (...)

TUC tells Government to stop selling public services short as workers lobby Parliament to oppose privatisation

(Press release 23 January) As public service workers set out for Westminster today (Tuesday) to lobby MPs, the TUC has told the Government to stop undermining public services by underselling real improvements made since 1997 and to work with staff and service users to secure the changes needed to improve services further.
In a response to a No10 Strategy Unit discussion paper , the TUC says that unions accept the need for continuous improvement in public services. But the TUC paper, Reform, (...)

TUC Conference puts focus on Europe and public services

Public services are currently at the heart of political debate in Europe. The debate, whether the role of the state is to provide essential public services or whether they should be opened up to the private sector, is one that will ultimately have a major influence on the lives of people in the UK. On 20 January, Stephen Hughes MEP, and Brian Synnott, European Public Services Unions, were keynote speakers at a conference hosted by the Northern TUC at the International Centre for Life.
Brian (...)

UNISON and TUC sign up to ETUC petition on public services!

(7 December, Brussels) The EPSU campaign for public services received a major endorsement from the UK recently. Brendan Barber, General Secretary of the TUC, and Dave Prentis, General Secretary of the biggest public service union UNISON, took time out to sign the European Trade Union Confederation petition on public services http://www.petitionpublicservice.eu/. The petition calls on the European Commission to produce a legal instrument on public services immediately.
The TUC and (...)

Swedish LO President signs up to ETUC petition on public services!

(7 December, Brussels) The EPSU campaign for public services http://www.epsu.org/r/271 received a major endorsement from Sweden recently. Wanja Lundby-Wedin, President of Swedish Trade Union Confederation LO, took time out to sign the European Trade Union Confederation petition on public services http://www.petitionpublicservice.eu/. The petition calls on the European Commission to produce a legal instrument on public services immediately.
Ms Lundby-Wedin, attending the ETUC (...)

AMICUS the union Public Services Campaign : Amicus document on valuing Public Services

More information on AMICUS the Union website:

www.amicustheunion.org/Default.aspx?page=4646

Défendre les services publics locaux en Europe, 15 décembre, France

(11 December, Paris) EPSU participates in high level debate on SGI Penny Clarke, EPSU co-campaign coordinator of the EPSU ’Quality Public Services - Quality of Life’ campaign, will participate in a high level seminar organised by the European Party of Socialists and representatives from French civil society on 15 December. The seminar, in Paris, will examine the role of local government, transport and social services, in the context of EU definition for public services.
Ms Clarke stated (...)

Speak up for public services, 23 January 2007, UK

Lobby of Parliament, Tuesday 23rd January, 2007 from 11.30am onwards
Rally in Central Hall, Westminster from 12.30
Some things are too important to be driven by profit

13th FPSEK congress

Presentation at the Federation of Public Services Employees Cyprus 13th Congress, 24 November 2006 European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) Brian Synnott, Communication and campaigns officer
Dear friends, I am delighted to be able to speak to you on this occasion of your congress. I would like to thank Michalis and all colleagues.
I would like to talk to you about developments in the European Union. I speak to you at a time when there are serious question marks about the EU’s (...)

Portuguese workers say yes to EU law for public services

EPSU Portuguese affiliates stage major public service campaign event

(28 November, 2006) Garantir Servicos Publicos de Qualidade para todos! -Guaranteeing quality public services for all !

This was the message of the four public service unions from Portugal who joined forces to call for an EU law on public services as a counterbalance to the EU. The significance of STAL, STE, SINTAP and SINDEL, all EPSU affiliates, sharing a platform together, cannot be underestimated. Over 300 trade union activists from every region in Portugal, and members of the Portuguese press, witnessed speaker after speaker call for the legislative initiative.

Demo to protect public services, 24 November, Roma

Article of support from GUE leader Francis Wurtz

Resolution of 41st Congress of BSRB on the role, organization and the independance of public services (25.-27. of October, 2006)

"Strengthen the public services - strengthen the democracy"
“Eflum almannaþjónustuna - Eflum lýðræðið”
The 41st BSRB-congress points out that the simplistic ideology that the private sector must always be more economical and more efficient than public services is unfounded and more often than not wrong, as experience show. On the one hand it is based on the concept of a perfect competitve market which is at odds with reality. On the other hand it must always be kept in mind that private (...)

Deutschland: Brief Verdi - EU-Parlament: Diskussion und Abstimmung im EU-Parlament am 26. und 27. September 2006 zum Rapkay-Bericht zur Daseinsvorsorge in der EU

Österreich, Brief GdG- Europäisches Parlament: Plenar-Abstimmung zum Weißbuch der Kommission über Dienstleistungen von allgemeinem Interesse

Portugal: SINDICATOS APRESENTAM MANIFESTO EM CONFERÊNCIA DE IMPRENSA

Spain: Campaña europea de la Fsap para promover los servicios públicos - FSAP-CCOO has launched in Valencia the European Trade Unions campaign ’Quality Public Services’

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