(17 January 2012) The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) along with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Education International (EI), the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), Public Services International (PSI), and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), have jointly written to the Turkish Prime Minister, the President, Labour minister and so on with a copy to the European Commissioner responsible for relations with Turkey (see (...)
(15 December 2011) EPSU and PSI sent a message of solidarity to the health care union SES (member of the Confederation KESK). It organizes, together with other unions organizing workers in health services, a strike on 21 December 2011. The unions demands an end to the intimidation and harassment of trade union leaders and activists. They are often arrested and detained. The unions also challenge the flexible and insecure work arrangements and the impact these have on working conditions and (...)
(8 December 2012) The priority of the PERC meeting was the economic and social crisis in Europe. Union leaders reported on the attacks on workers rights by many governments as well as media and financial circles. These attacks are part of their “crisis exit” policies as trade unions stand in the way of corporations and their political supporters to push through a neo-liberal vision of Europe unions do not agree with (see also the concluding remarks below).
Other issues discussed:
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EPSU letter of protest:
PSI briefing:
ECUADOR – ARBITRARY DISMISSALS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
PSI is asking affiliates to send letters of protest to the Ecuadorian government, in order to denounce the arbitrary dismissal of thousands and public employees.
On 28 October, Ecuador’s Minister for Labour Relations decided to implement the “compra obligatoria de renuncias” – somewhat akin to summary dismissal, but with compensation – in the case of at least 3,029 public servants, mainly in the health and (...)
The PSI headoffice is in the process of collecting and updating its affiliates data.
(04 July 2011) Austerity measures recently agreed by EU leaders has seen the focus completely shift from addressing the causes of the crisis to making public service workers pay for a crisis they did not cause, nor contributed to.
Public sector workers are now systematically put into the firing line. They are used by policy makers to resolve the crisis and balance the books letting speculators and international finance off the hook. The latter have returned to pre-crisis days of large (...)
On the occasion of International Public Services Day, Public Services International (PSI) launched the Quality Public Services Campaign (QPS). We are publishing the statement of our Austrian affiliate GdG-KMSfB (in German).
Internationaler Tag der öffentlichen Dienste
Zerschlagung Öffentlicher Dienstleistungen ist nicht der richtige Weg, um aus der Krise zu kommen "Im Moment heißt es nur Schulden abbauen durch weniger Ausgaben, das heißt Kürzungen bei Löhnen, Pensionen, Sozialleistungen und (...)
(9 June 2011) Around 100,000 public sector workers in Botswana, Southern Africa, have been on strike since 18 April 2011.
After enduring a three year wage freeze, which has left salaries well below the cost of living, workers are demanding a 16% wage rise. All attempts at negotiation have ended in deadlock and the strike continues.
The Government has responded by dismissing hundreds of workers classified as providing essential services, including doctors and nurses. Leaders of public (...)
(8 June 2011) The 100th session of the ILO has started. The Conference discusses a range of issues including social security. But most importantly is to consider violations of trade union rights as contained in the Conventions and Recommendations of the ILO. EPSU regional colleague Vasily Shilov is part of the delegation of the Ukrainian Confederation (FPU) and sends us this report.
The International Labour Standards Conference Committee on the Implementation of Conventions and (...)
Public service workers: meeting the challenge of emergencies and disasters
(26 April 2011) Emergencies and disasters are a fact of life. Climate change may increase the frequency and magnitude of some forms of natural disasters.
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction has been in place since 2000 and encourages establishment of regional and national platforms for disaster risk reduction, comprising multi-stakeholder mechanisms. Less certain is the ability of nations and (...)
Advocating, promoting and lobbying for quality public services.
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