(Brussels, 15 January 2010) The First Vice President of the Spanish Government, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, has signed an agreement (see Spanish Presidency website here) with TUNED (the umbrella trade union organisation for central government administration) and the Spanish trade unions CC.OO, UGT and CSI-CSIF to formalise social dialogue in the public sector (national administrations) during Spain’s term of office in the European Presidency.
"This is an extremely positive statement of (...)

Revised version, 02 February 2010 Brussels (16.12 2009) At their 9th meeting on 11 December 2009 in Stockholm, TUNED (trade union delegation) and EU Directors General for public administration (in charge of EUPAN) noted the possibility of setting up a sectoral social dialogue committee with those member states who will wish so. This followed on from a discussion on the results of the 2008-2009 Test Phase on some aspects of a formal social dialogue and the positive evaluation of the Test (...)

16 November 2009

(22 October 2009, Strasbourg) Richard Howitt MEP tabled a question to the European Commission in the plenary session of the European Parliament. He asked the Commission to update MEPs on the progress in establishing a European social dialogue committee for central government administrations.
EPSU, coordinating TUNED, the trade union delegation for the state sector, is in favour of establishing this Committee. It is a progessive way to deal with common challenges facing central (...)

(Brussels 21 September 2009) As part of the 2008-2009 test phase of a European sectoral social dialogue in central government administrations, some 50 EUPAN and TUNED delegates held their 8th social dialogue working group meeting (SDWG) in Stockholm on 16 September 2009. EUPAN is currently undertaking an evaluation of the Test Phase – so-called Ramböll report-, with the involvement of TUNED, to assess the merits of establishing a formal sectoral social dialogue committee. Preliminary (...)

Press Communication, 26 June 2009
Social Dialogue recognised as key to successful reforms
On 18 June, in Prague, the EU-27 Directors General for public administration and TUNED, the trade union delegation , adopted a set of conclusions “improving trust through an effective social dialogue”.
“Amid the global crisis which is impacting badly on our members in some countries, it is crucial that social partners agree common principles on how to go about better changes in public administrations”, (...)

(4 February 2009, Brussels) Some 50 employers and trade unions’ representatives from 26 EU Member States discussed and agreed the following as part of the follow-ups to the EUPAN/TUNED joint position on stress at work in central government administration as agreed on 19-12-2008:
to continue Dissemination across central government administrations of the joint position and provide to EUPAN and TUNED’s steering group language versions already available, such as in addition to FR, ENG and DE (...)

EUPAN/TUNED Social Dialogue working group meeting (Test Phase)
Stress at work
3 February 2009 – Brussels
NEW ADDRESS: European Economic and Social Committee, rue de Trèves 74, Meeting room 7th floor ( nearest metro Schuman)
Meeting documents
This is to invite you to the 6th social dialogue working group that will focus on the follow-ups to the EUPAN/TUNED joint position on work-related stress due to be adopted at the DG/TUNED plenary social dialogue meeting on 19 December 2008.
Please note (...)

EUPAN/TUNED Plenary Social Dialogue meeting (Test Phase)
19 December 2008
Ministère du Budget, des Comptes Publics et de la Fonction Publique, 139 rue de Bercy - 75012 Paris
Follow-up
See the final approved joint position on stress at work in EN, FR, DE, PL, PO, EST, SLO and LV
other documents adopted only by the EU-27 DGs for public administration on 18 and 19 December 2008
As previously announced, you are herewith invited to the bi-annual EUPAN/TUNED plenary social dialogue meeting (...)