Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in Local and Regional Government
In January 2004 a Sectoral Social dialogue Committee for Local and Regional government was set up between EPSU and the Employers Platform of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR-EP). The chair of the committee alternates every two years between EPSU and CEMR.
The Committee is now working on its forth work programme covering the period 2011-2013, agreed in the plenary meeting of December 2010. The work programme identifies the following priorities:
Represent employers and trade unions in the local and regional government sector in a social dialogue as intended in the Treaties, have discussions and make joint agreements on issues of common interest;
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Strengthen the European social dialogue in the local and regional government sector consistent with the recognition of the general principle of local and regional autonomy conferred by the Lisbon Treaty by:
organising activities to maintain and reinforce the social dialogue between employer and trade union organisations in local and regional government in the Member States and candidate countries,
promoting quality local and regional government public services based on values of social and environmental responsibility and accountability and exchange information on labour market issues and promote the interests and good practice in the local and regional government sector,
responding to consultations and other initiatives by the Commission, Parliament and Council ,being pro-active and influencing legislation and policy in the fields of employment, training, social protection, labour law, health and safety related issues,
developping and taking agreed positions on issues of policy at the European level for the purposes of dialogue with the European institutions.
Latest Statements and other documents agreed by the Committee include:
28 February
Europe is facing strong demographic changes at both ends of the life course.
Within LRG, the objective is to anticipate these challenges which will have a big impact on employment and ways of working.
The issue of adapting skills of existing staff to various changes within the workplace and ensuring a high quality of employment, alongside providing new innovative way of youth entry into this part of the labour market will be the main issue addressed.
Indicative planning (...)
(Press communication – 24 October 2011) The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the Employers Platform of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR-EP) met on 21 October for the Sectoral Social Dialogue Meeting Local and Regional Government to update their joint analysis on the impact and consequences of austerity measures on the public service in local and regional government.
Municipal employers and trade unions both are deeply concerned about the (...)
The rising trend of third party violence must be reversed Following the third and final regional workshop of the European social partner project on Implementing the Multisectoral Guidelines on Third Party Violence, EPSU[1] calls on all relevant actors to do more to halt the trend of increasing violence in the workplace and to put an end this intolerable phenomenon.
EPSU and our affiliates reiterate that violence in the workplace, whatever its provenance or form, is unacceptable. All (...)
(6 July 2011) The Council of European Municipalities and Regions’ Employers’ Platform (CEMR-EP) and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) welcome the European Commission Guide on socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp... as a tool to better explain how social criteria could be applied to public procurement and to help socially responsible purchasing.
However, in the context of the current revision of public procurement rules, the (...)
(14 October 2009) EPSU and CEMR at the meeting of their sectoral social dialogue committee on 9 October discussed possible joint actions on social procurement in light of the forthcoming guide from the European Commission on socially responsible public procurement (SRPP), expected now to be published towards the end of 2009. EPSU and CEMR affirmed that local and regional authorities must have freedom to take into account the full range of economic, social and environmental costs and (...)
Joint Press Communication:
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
(17 March 2009, Brussels) In advance of the Spring summit, the Social Partners for the local government sector in Europe have sent a 17 point checklist to European leaders. CEMR-EP (Council of European Municipalities and Regions) and EPSU (European Federation of Public Service Unions) issued the list of demands to highlight the positive role local government (...)
Represent employers and trade unions in the local and regional government sector in a social dialogue as intended in the Treaties, have discussions and make joint agreements on issues of common interest;
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