Press release, 9 February 2010
(Greek & French versions below)
“The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) stands in solidarity with the Greek trade union movement”, says Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, General Secretary of EPSU, on the eve of another 48h General Strike coming Friday and Saturday.
This strike is to demonstrate opposition against the proposal to reduce the minimum wage to 520€ and to abolish collective agreements. “This is punishing those workers who have problems to (...)

(Greek version below) - 9 February 2012 - The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) sends, yet again, a message of solidarity to the Greek unions that were on strike the day before yesterday against the proposed « solutions » that the troika is negotiating with the Greek Government.

The new austerity package being discussed (...)

On January 30 the three Belgian trade union confederations organised a one-day general strike. Public sector unions affiliated to the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) were at the forefront of the struggle in picket lines and protest up and down the country.
The reason of the strike is the lack of consultation to trade unions and the unjust austerity measures imposed by the Government. The strike faced a scandalous media campaign against the unions, the workers on strike (...)

(26 January 2012) The European Federation of Public Services Unions supports the actions of the Turk-Sen and other unions to protest the austerity measures. The North Cypriot government is seeking the privatisation of several public companies such as the Electricity Authority and the Telecommunications company. The unions are protesting this and have organized strike which the government has forbidden. The police also threatened the striking workers which is not acceptable.
Your actions (...)

The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) sends its solidarity to all its Belgian affiliates on strike on December 22, about the consequences of the Government agreement. The lack of consultation and information of the government has infuriated the trade unions that get to know the government plans on public pensions through the media. This unacceptable situation has pushed them to call for a 24h public sector general strike. This behavior is a copy and paste of the arrogant (...)

(19 December 2011) The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) sends its solidarity greetings to all Italian public sector workers who will be striking today to protest against the austerity measures of the Monti Government. This joint action by EPSU Italian affiliates FP-CGIL and CISL-FP to amend the budget is the second after a three-hour general strike on Monday 12th December.
The measures proposed to adjust the budget put most of the economic burden on working people and (...)

Monday 19 December, joint action of Fp-Cgil and Cisl-Fp to amend budget package
On Monday, December 19th, the federations representing public sector workers within the three major Italian trade union confederations will take joint strike action for the whole working day in support of union demands to amend the forthcoming budget package. Currently the burden of adjustments rests mainly on the shoulders of working people and pensioners through, among other things, tax hikes on basic goods (...)

(13 December 2011) La Fédération Syndicale Européenne des Services Publics envoie un message de solidarité et de lutte à tous ses affiliés français dans les services publics qui protestent aujourd’hui en front commun (intersyndicale) par le biais de grèves et de manifestations contre les mesures d’austérité que le gouvernement français tente d’imposer. Environ 100 manifestations ont eu lieu à travers le pays aujourd’hui.
Les syndicats dénoncent les plans d’austérité injustes ainsi que le fait que le (...)

(13 December 2011) The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) sends a message of solidarity to its Cypriot affiliates that will be striking today against the Government austerity measures. Cypriot unions reject the new austerity measures which were announced by the government last week. This is the third austerity package which is announced by the government in 2011, and the mass majority of the new measures are towards taxation and freezing wages in the Public sector.
It is (...)

(30 November 2011) Thousands of public sector workers from Portugal to Russia and from Norway to Cyprus have participated in the strikes, demonstrations, pickets, rallies up and down Europe to protest against austerity to reclaim justice and Social Europe. The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) wants to thanks all those that have helped us to make this day a success. The fight goes on!