(Brussels, 29 January 2010) All Belgian EPSU affiliates are joining the national march for Jobs and Respect for workers 29 january 2010, Brussels. Following major restructuring and job cuts in a large number of companies, the continued greed of corporate executives and the attacks by the combined Belgian employers on the unions, on the welfare system and public services the three confederations have called for the manifestation which is open to other Belgian organizations as well. Demands (...)

EPSU SOLIDARITY MESSAGE TO FINNISH STATE SECTOR AFFILIATE
Brussels 21 October 2009 On behalf of EPSU, we wish to express our solidarity to our Finnish affiliate Pardia representing employees in government agencies, universities and research institutions, as well as some commercial enterprises and companies.
Today, 21 October at 4. 00 p.m. Pardia is interrupting its general assembly meeting to protest on the steps of Finnish Parliament.
Our colleagues will protest against their government’s (...)

(30 January 2009, Paris) There was a huge response to the call by French unions to strike on 29 January. Estimates put the number of participants at over 2 million. Answering the call of the 8 French trade union confederations, the demonstrators assembled to protest over the poor management of the economic crisis. EPSU President Anne-Marie Perret joined the demonstrations in Paris. She noted that the; "enormous scale of these protests reflect the growing frustration with the way the (...)

Aux organisations syndicales françaises affiliées à la FSESP
(28 janvier 2009, Bruxelles) La FSESP - Fédération Syndicale Européenne des Services Publics -, représentant 8 millions d’agents publics et fonctionnaires en Europe, soutient la journée de mobilisation interprofessionnelle et intersyndicale en France le 29 janvier 2009.
Nous soutenons les revendications de nos affiliés du secteur public POUR surmonter la crise financière et économique qui requiert des mesures urgentes en faveur de (...)

(12 December 2008) The European Federation of Public Services Trade Unions supports the action of the Ukrainian unions.
The financial and economic crisis is hitting hard in Ukraine. It is not acceptable that the government and business seek to shift the burden of the crisis to workers.
We have received reports that there are large scale violations of the labour and socioeconomic rights and guarantees of workers. That workers are unlawfully dismissed. Wage arrears increase and there is a (...)

(27 November, 2008) EPSU statement of support to Hungarian public service workers:
We would like to extend our full support for your demonstration on behalf of the over 200 member organizations represented in the European Federation of Public Service Unions.
We condemn the intentions of the Hungarian government to deprive Hungarian public service employees of their 13th salary for 2009, thus unilaterally interfering with acquired rights negotiated in collective agreements. We further (...)

(12 November 2008) Municipal services are in a terrible state and the government does not provide the services for the infrastructure investment and for decent wages.
33% of water networks, 60% of municipal infrastructure, 90% of urban transport are on the brink of collapse. There is a lack of qualified work force. The unions take action to draw attention to the state of affairs and to demand proper investment and decent wages. The government is asked to change the 2009 budget.
See the (...)

(7 October 2008, Riga) For many years the Latvian Government has ignored the unions’ propositions that cared about tax policy changes, budget planning mechanism and salaries issues. On the 7th of October the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Latvia LBAS made a picket near the Cabinet of Ministers with the aim to protest the high inflation and governmental plans to freeze salaries of the public sector workers.
“For Decent Work – and DECENT WAGES” – such was the motto of more than 1500 people (...)

Workers are no tools!
Belgian coalition for Decent Work launches a 2-year campaign on October 7, 2008
More information on the 2 websites of the campaign:
www.waardigwerk.be (dutch)
www.travaildecent.be (french)

EPSU affiliate Unite and its members across U.K. will take part in day of protest against the NHS pay offer on the 18th July 2008. Workers will be campaigning around the slogan - ‘Cut my pay - No way!’.
A ballot of Unite’s health sector workers gave the union a strong mandate in favour of industrial action over the three year deal of 7.99%. Health visitors, hospitals pharmacists, health care chaplins, ambulance staff and members in many other health care professions and support services (...)