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Aug. 30, 2023

2023 August EPSU Collective Bargaining Newsletter No. 17

EPSU backs key demands for interior ministry staff

The SINDLEX trade union federation has been negotiating for three years to try to secure improvements in pay and conditions for a range occupations in the Ministry of Interior including police, prison staff, emergency workers and firefighters. The union is calling for pay commensurate with these workers’ responsibilities and competences. It also wants the government to end the moratorium on recruitment and tackle the serious understaffing that has led to pressure on remaining staff and high levels of overtime which often goes unpaid. EPSU sent a letter to the Prime Minister in support of the

Mar. 20, 2023

EPSU South East Constituency meeting, March 2023, Istanbul

South East European Constituency and solidarity with people in Turkey

We stood in silence to express our solidarity and sympathy for the people in Turkiye. Our comrades suffered such great loss in the tragedy of the earthquake of 6 February.

Mar. 11, 2021

Respect for trade union rights, collective bargaining and social dialogue part of our democratic values – say North East European constituency unions

The EPSU affiliates of North East Europe expressed their concerns about developments in the region in the online meeting of the North East European constituency on 3 March. They received information about the situation in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine.

Feb. 17, 2021

The 4 EPSU Constituencies meet in January and February 2021

The impact of the pandemic on public service workers – meeting over 120 union leaders in Central and Eastern Europe constituencies

The union leaders met to discuss how the pandemic and the measures to contain it are effecting workers during several events.

Dec. 09, 2020

EPSU Executive discussed strategies to change society and our economy Post-Covid and decided for a Joint Action Day on 23 June 2021

The impact of the pandemic on health and social services workers is huge.

Oct. 06, 2020

EPSU South East Constituency meeting 30 September 2020

South East European Constituency – unions mobilise to assist workers in the pandemic

The pandemic is raging in several of the countries in the constituency.

Sep. 17, 2020

EPSU North East Europe Consituency meeting 16 September 2020

North East European Constituency: Impact of the pandemic is leaving deep traces

The measures to contain the pandemic are leaving deep traces in the countries of North East Europe even though there are large differences.

Sep. 18, 2019

EPSU South East Europe Constituency meeting September 2019 Chisinau, Moldova

Public services unions of the South East European constituency warn for negative role US chamber of commerce

The US Chamber of Commerce is actively lobbying for changes to Law in several countries in South East Europe, unions reported.

Oct. 24, 2018

EPSU affiliated unions representatives at a training session in Chisinau in Moldova on 2-3 October 2018

Addressing the recruitment challenges in Moldova and the Czech Republic

Public service trade unions in Moldova and the Czech Republic have benefited from EPSU support for two recent seminars on recruitment and organising.Thirty participants from three EPSU affiliates took part

Nov. 20, 2017

Unions debate recruitment strategy and tactics

Representatives of 12 EPSU affiliates in South East Europe met in Bucharest last week to discuss how to improve their recruitment and organising strategy and tactics. The meeting, supported by

Mar. 31, 2017

EPSU’s South East Europe constituency meeting tackles gender equality, recruitment and collective bargaining

EPSU’s south east European Constituency meeting, which met in Sofia 28-29 March 2017, held in-depth discussions on the persistence of the gender pay gap and what could be done to reduce inequality through collective bargaining.

Nov. 16, 2016

2016 November epsucob@NEWS 15

Government threat to 30% of public sector jobs

Armenia

(November 2016) EPSU has written a letter to the prime minister of Armenia to protest at plans to cut up to 30% of jobs in the public services. The letter also criticises the government for failing to carry out any consultation with trade unions on the planned restructuring. EPSU argues that the planned cuts will not resolve the economic problems facing the country and calls on the government to consult with all stakeholders.

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