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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024 Brussels Belgium

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024

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Apr. 27, 2023

Health care

Will EU’s new fiscal rules hinder urgent action on staffing crises?

Public service federation EPSU is concerned that the proposed reform of the European Union’s fiscal rules, published yesterday, might undermine national action to address the widespread staffing shortages across a broad range of public services in Europe – in health and social care, the justice system, childcare, tax administrations, utilities and more.

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.

Mar. 11, 2021

03.03.2021 EPSU NEE CM

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.

Mar. 08, 2021

11 March – One year since the pandemic

Request to publish a contribution of the EPSU President and General Secretary

Feb. 18, 2021

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cover briefing The right to energy in the EU in times of pandemic ENglish

Energy poverty in times of COVID in Europe

In March 2021, it will be one year since European Union member states initiated policies and plans to address the COVID-19 crisis.

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. 16, 2020

2020 - 24-25 November - Documents adopted by the Executive Committee

Documents adopted at the 65th meeting of the EPSU Executive Committee

Nov. 26, 2020

EPSU Executive expresses its solidarity with the Italian public service unions strike action 9 December

The EPSU Executive Committee expresses its support for the Italian public services unions that will strike on 9 December to demand recognition for their role and work during the pandemic and for the government to renew the public service workers’ collective agreement that expired more than a year ago.

Oct. 27, 2020

Germany: latest agreement to boost pay in health and care

After intensive negotiations over the weekend, public services union ver.di has negotiated a new collective agreement covering 2.3 million workers in municipal and federal government with specific measures benefiting employees in health and social care.

Jun. 29, 2020

joint ETUC ETUFs statement workers involvement COVID-19

Worker involvement in managing the Covid-19 crisis

Time is running out: Concrete and rapid actions needed to enforce rights to worker involvement in anticipating and managing the COVID-19 crisis impact.

Apr. 23, 2020

aerial view waste worker ©CanStockPhoto

Public utility workers: The unseen frontline responders in the Corona Crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 2 million people worldwide and caused over 145,000 deaths. Like so many other key workers, workers in the waste collection, water and energy distribution sectors are risking their lives