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Mar. 05, 2021

2021 EPSU Collective Bargaining News March No.5

Prison services union takes action over safety and staffing

The OSYE prison services union took six days of strike action at the end of February and beginning of March over key demands on safety and staffing. The union is particularly concerned about staff on long working hours and the massive backlog of rest days and holidays that are owed to workers who have done extra shifts to compensate for understaffing. EPSU sent a message of solidarity.

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Apr. 12, 2019

Capacity building project for the hospital sector in Central, East and Southern Europe started

On 28 March 2019 EPSU participated, together with its representatives of the two national affiliates from Romania, Sanitas, and Croatia, HSSMS-MT, in the kick-off meeting of the joint HOSPEEM-EPSU project focusing on strengthening social dialogue in the hospital sector that will run in 2019 and 2020.

Jul. 12, 2018

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EU -Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): public services still at risk

Next week the European Commission (EC) and Japanese Government will sign the EU Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

Jun. 29, 2017

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Japanese and European public service unions condemn secrecy in trade negotiations and the lack of a progressive agenda addressing people’s concerns

Today Public services unions from Europe and Japan have sent an open letter to Cecilia Malstrom and Fumio Kishida demanding greater transparency in the negotiations to reach a trade agreement between Japan and the EU (JEFTA).

Jun. 26, 2017

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Unions demand transparency and an end to secrecy in the EU-Japan trade negotiations

Last week 23 June Greenpeace leaked a number of documents www.trade-leaks.org from the EU Japan (JEFTA) trade negotiations.

Mar. 28, 2017

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Secrecy concerns over EU-Japan trade deal hit the fan

Despite all the commitments to transparency, the texts of the proposed deal between the EU and Japan remain under lock and barrel.

Mar. 01, 2017

Greek Trade Union Federation GENOP calls on parliament to reject CETA

Greek Trade Union Federation GENOP calls on parliament to reject CETA

The Greek energy trade union Federation GENOP-DEH has called on the Greek parliament to reject CETA and in doing so circumvent the voracious interests of the multinationals

Oct. 05, 2016

Greek water struggle will continue say unions and water movements

The Greek Parliament voted to partly privatize the water companies of Athens and Thessaloniki 27 September 2016.

Oct. 21, 2014

EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement: Transparency totally lacking

Trade negotiators for Japan and EU are meeting this week. EPSU and other organisations want that the EU and Japan provide full details of the mandate and the texts being discussed.