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Ukraine Solidarity Fund - Second PSI-EPSU Joint Statement

Solidarity
Aug. 02, 2022
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Pay and staffing: six months of action by health and social care unions

Serious staff shortages are affecting the provision of health and social services across Europe and EPSU affiliates have been taking action in response.
Collective Bargaining
Pay settlements
Staffing levels
Strike
Jul. 29, 2022
a right to energy and just transition more urgent than ever

EU agrees to cut gas consumption - a right to energy and just transition more urgent than ever

European Union energy ministers agreed to commit to cut national gas consumption in an extraordinary council session held on Tuesday, 26 July.
Energy
Environment/Climate Change
Gas
Jul. 20, 2022
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Climate change and austerity take their toll

Forest fires and heat waves are hitting Europe hard – yet again. With record high temperatures and no rain, life and work for many people in Europe is reaching a point of no return, putting the health and - in certain cases - life of many at risk.
Environment/Climate Change
Jul. 14, 2022
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EPSU signs CSO Coalition open-letter on EU Care Strategy

CSO Coalition on long-term care: the EU Care Strategy must align to the demands of the European Parliament
Social Services
Jul. 13, 2022
Digitalisation agreement

EU Social Partners adopt agreement on digitalisation for central and federal government

On Friday, 17 June, the EU social partners for central governments – TUNED led by EPSU for the trade union side and European Public and EUPAE for the employers - reached a landmark agreement on digitalisation.
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Digitalisation
Social Dialogue
Jul. 13, 2022
Energy Charter Treaty

Energy Charter Treaty reform: it’s time to rewrite the rules

24 years on from its legal enforcement and 14 negotiation rounds, the little-known Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is a representation of an outdated era of fossil fuel protection.
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Energy
Environment/Climate Change
Gas
Jul. 12, 2022
Gönül Erden court case, 4 July 2022, Ankara

EPSU delegation attends new hearing in trial of Turkish union leader

An EPSU delegation joined a new hearing in the trial of one of the leaders of the Turkish health union SES of the confederation KESK.
Solidarity
Union Rights
Jul. 12, 2022
Meeting with CZ deputy Health Minister Josef Pavlovic and Ivana Brenkova, CZ Health and social services workers union and EPSU GS, 11072022, Prague

EPSU meets Czech Health Presidency of the EU

The Czech Presidency of the EU has a full agenda regarding health and care this autumn. To raise some of the EPSU concerns we met the Deputy Health Minister Josef Pavlovic.
Collective Bargaining
Health
Jul. 11, 2022
EPSU and social employers FORESEE conference 5 July Brussels

Addressing Workforce Needs and Challenges in Social Services in the EU Care Strategy

The event was hosted jointly by EPSU, representing social service workers across Europe and Federation of European Social Employers, the representative employers organisations in the sector.
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  • Aug 25
    Prison Services Network Working Group - 25 August 2022 Oslo Norway
    Prison Services Network Working Group - 25 August 2022
  • Sep 09
    Introducing the EU Care Strategy: Stakeholders' Initial Reactions - EPSU, EASPD, AGE Platform Europe, EDF, COFACE Families Europe, the Social Employers, Social Services Europe and Eurochild joint Webinar Brussels Belgium
    Introducing the EU Care Strategy: Stakeholders' Initial Reactions - EPSU, EASPD, AGE Platform Europe, EDF, COFACE Families Europe, the Social Employers, Social Services Europe and Eurochild joint Webinar
  • Sep 21
    58th meeting of the EPSU Standing Committee on National and European Administration Skopje North Macedonia
    58th meeting of the EPSU Standing Committee on National and European Administration

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