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 third work programme covering the period 2008-2010, agreed in the plenary meeting of December 2007. The work programme identifies the following priorities:
Promoting Social dialogue and contribute to the Commission’s aim to strengthen social dialogue in the new member states and candidate countries
Evaluating experiences in various forms of local service provision (outsourcing / insourcing, PPPs, inter-municipal cooperation)
Tackling harassment and violence at work
Promoting gender equality and reconciliation of work and family life
Statements and other documents agreed by the Committee since 2004 include:
European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in Local and Regional Government
Plenary meeting of the local and regional government committee
Centre Borschette, rue du Froissart 36, 1040 Brussels
5 June 2009, 09h00 – 16h00 (latest)
We are pleased to invite you to the next plenary meeting of the local and regional government Committee on 5 June 2009, in Brussels.
The European Commission will reimburse travel and subsistence expenses up to a maximum of 27 EU representatives per delegation (...)
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 (...)
CEMR-EP/EPSU Joint Message to the Spring European Council 2009
EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Regional and Local Government
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The financial and economic crisis is having a major impact on the living and working conditions of people. It can already be observed that the most vulnerable groups are hit hardest, for example third-country migrants and long-term unemployed, but also young people and single parent families, who risk falling into precarious (...)
(30 January, Brussels, 2009) With sister European Federation, UNI-Europa, EPSU has launched a detailed project on how issues of third party violence have been tackled in practice by social partners in the commerce, hospital, private security and local and regional government sectors. The project aims to assist trade unions in the hospital, local government, private security and commerce sectors to develop with the employers in these sectors an EU multi-sectoral Action Plan which will reduce (...)
Brief report of CEMR-EP / EPSU workshop on
“Strengthening social dialogue in Local and Regional Government sector”
and plenary meeting
11 and 12 December 2008 Bratislava, Slovakia
MINUTES
Planning of activities
Making Public Administration Smart in the Czech Republic
CEMR / EPSU study on “Supporting the reform process in local and regional government: Joint evaluation of the experience in different forms of service provision”
11 December presentation: "Social (...)
How municipalities are reforming their public services to respond to the challenges facing them? And to what extent dialogue between employers and employees can play a role in that process? These were the main questions raised at the conference organised by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) together with the EPSU on 3 June 2008, in Brussels.
The conference aimed to present and discuss the outcome of the CEMR/EPSU research project on changes in the organisation of (...)
(Brussels, 3 March 2008) The statement, which is in response to the consultation by the European Commission on this subject, has been prepared on the basis of the discussion held by the members of the sectoral social dialogue committee for regional and local government in December 2007.
In the statement EPSU / CEMR:
underline that social inclusion is an important issue for the EU, Member States, and social partners (in all sectors) given that 16% of the EU population is at risk (...)
Promoting Social dialogue and contribute to the Commission’s aim to strengthen social dialogue in the new member states and candidate countries
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