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74th meeting of the EPSU Executive Committee Brussels Belgium

74th meeting of the EPSU Executive Committee

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Jun. 10, 2016

Workers are not robots EPSU GS at ETUC Executive Committee June 2016

ETUC Executive discusses equality action plan, digitalisation, trade, atypical work, youth employment, economic governance

Europe’s union leaders meet several times a year, where we discuss social, economic and political developments across Europe.

Sep. 12, 2016

A new Europe for people, planet and prosperity for all

A large group of European organisations sent a message to Europe’s government leaders meeting in the European Council 16 September. We expect that they develop a vision for Europe that inspires.

Apr. 20, 2017

2017 - April 6-7 - documents adopted by the Executive Committee

Adopted documents

Jun. 08, 2017

Gloria Gender Equality_ETUC MidTerm_20170531

ETUC Mid Term Conference: Europe’s public service workers deserve a pay increase

Europe’s union leaders came together to discuss the priorities for our trade union struggle for the next 2-3 years at the end of May in Rome.

Oct. 30, 2017

European Union to put workers’ interests first says ETUC

European Union to put workers’ interests first says ETUC

A packed ETUC house noted the adoption by the European Employment Council of Ministers of the declaration on the European pillar of social rights.

Nov. 20, 2017

EU Pillar of Social Rights

EU Pillar of Social Rights – Time for action says EPSU

The European Institutions signed the EU Pillar of Social Rights at the EU Social Summit on 17 November 2017 in Gothenburg. The Pillar, which sets out the commitment of Member States and the European Union to develop a Social Europe.

Nov. 30, 2017

EPSU book cover

Building the European Federation of Public Service Unions The history of EPSU (1978 – 2016) by Carola Fischbach-Pyttel

EPSU and ETUI have published a unique book. It is the first to describe in detail the development of a European trade union federation.

May. 17, 2018

EPSU conference Towards a New Gender Contract ”Prague Statement” February 2018

EPSU adopts Prague Statement – #Breakingwiththepast

The EPSU Executive Committee adopted the Prague statement following our Women’s conference 7-8 February 2018. The statement sets our commitment to six basic principles of a new gender contract:

Aug. 30, 2019

EPSU North East European Constituency meeting in Tallinn, 28-29 August 2019

EPSU’s North East European Constituency discussed public debt, equality, youth work and more

Public debt crises happen more often than we think and including in developed countries. It means that a government can no longer service its debt payments.

Jun. 15, 2020

23 June Public Service Action Day and other decisions of the EPSU Executive Committee

Public service workers have been in the frontline of the pandemic. Many contributions of Executive Committee members underlined this.

Dec. 09, 2020

EPSU Executive Committee November 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.

Dec. 16, 2020

EPSU round table UN Special Rapporter Oliver De Schutter

EPSU Round Table with the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights

“Public services are not only the greatest leveller, they civilise our societies”.

Apr. 08, 2021

EPSU Executive Committee condemns the attempts of Turkey, Poland and other leaders and governments that have exploited this period of pandemic to restrict women’s rights

Statement adopted by the EPSU Executive Committee, 7-8 April 2021

Apr. 12, 2021

EPSU Executive Committee April 2021

EPSU backs Right2Cure campaign – no to profits from the pandemic

All people across the world need the chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if we are to leave the pandemic behind us.

Nov. 12, 2021

Jan Willem Goudriaan, EPSU General Secretary, at ETUC Midterm Conference Lisbon 09.11.21

No to austerity and mobilising for alternatives argues EPSU at ETUC MidTerm Conference

As recovery from the pandemic is taking place several finance ministers have started to argue we have to go back to balanced budgets and reduce state debts. EPSU and many other unions argued at the ETUC mid term conference that we can not go back to austerity.