(1st June 2015) Over the past three days trade union journalists from around Europe have been in Madrid getting an insight into what workers think about development in public services in Spain. They have been visiting workplaces, participating in demonstrations and talking to activists.
This is a initiative by the European Federation of Public Service Unions, similar to its joint activity with Public Services International two years ago in Greece.
The journalists and press officers from public service unions arrived in Madrid in the aftermath of local elections that have put Spanish politics in the global spotlight, with major reports by the international media, including International New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde…
Our aim was to report to our members from the viewpoint of trade unions in the public sector about trade union rights, the fight against water privatization and the struggle to defend quality public services.
In the country, where four years ago the indignados took to the streets, launching mass protests, we wanted to be able to report and explain to our affiliates the political changes that are taking place. We wanted to ensure there was a trade union view of these developments so that our members don’t have to rely only on the often biased mass media.
Also they participated in an action to highlight the struggle of EPSU to have workplace actions to exclude public services from trade agreements and to have ISDS out of CETA and TTIP. The action was part of the campaign of EPSU.
Soon we will be publishing more info and videos about it.
In solidarity
Jan Willem Goudriaan
EPSU General Secretary
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