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Feb. 14, 2023

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First meeting of the year for the EU social partners for central governments: whistleblowers’ protection, digitalisation, violence and harassment on the agenda

At their meeting on 8 February, the EU social partners, EUPAE and TUNED, finalized and adopted a statement calling for an effective transposition of the EU directive on whistleblowers’ protection in central or federal governments

Oct. 04, 2022

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Outsourcing is ‘hollowing out’ public administrations: new EPSU report

Press release (embargoed until 5pm) Accenture, McKinsey, PwC, EY... we're becoming increasingly reliant on consultancies.

Jun. 29, 2022

Public Service day 23 June 2022 Thank you

Workers across Europe gather for Public Service Day

EPSU and its affiliates came together to mark UN Public Service Day on Thursday, 23 June 2022.

May. 19, 2022

European Ombudsman defends good public administration; condemns EU’s revolving doors

Public administration jobs and including those in the European Commission are not just any job.

May. 09, 2022

EPSU Executive Committee 4-5 May 2022, Brussels

Report of Activities 2021 now available

The Executive Committee approved the report of activities. It shows the work of affiliates and the Federation during the year like on Public Service Day 23 June and Global Care Day 29 October.

Apr. 05, 2022

Situation in Prison Services - Poland

Andrzej Kolodziejski, President of the of the National Prison Section of NSZZ Solidarność in Poland, wrote to the Committee of Justice and Human Rights to ask for support in their efforts to introduce necessary changes in the Prison Service.

Dec. 17, 2021

Information and consultation

European Parliament demands strengthening of workers’ representation

Workers and the unions have been demanding more work place democracy. Parliament now agrees and is asking new rules and strengthening of existing ones in resolution adopted recently.

Nov. 18, 2021

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Losses to OECD tax havens could vaccinate global population three times over: new global report

Countries are losing a total of $483 billion in tax a year to global tax abuse committed by multinational corporations and wealthy individuals – enough to fully vaccinate the global population against COVID-19 more than three times over.

Oct. 01, 2021

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Joint Statement on Sustainable Corporate Governance

On Thursday, September 30th, leading officials of the European trade union federations EFFAT, EPSU, IndustriAll Europe and UNI Europa as well as the ETUC met with the cabinet of European Commissioner Thierry Breton (Internal Market).

Apr. 28, 2021

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NEA and LRG Statement: Art and culture workers are essential to a fairer society

Arts and culture are amongst the sectors worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, pushing many workers from precarity to poverty and putting in jeopardy the future development of many cities.

Mar. 04, 2021

Solidarity with Greek workers in prisons services

EPSU sent a letter of solidarity to its Greek affiliate OSYE to support their calls for the recruitment of additional staff and action to address the excessive workload of their members.

Jan. 21, 2021

Opinion of the Advocate-General in the case of EPSU vs the European Commission

The Advocate General Pikamäe delivered its Opinion in the appeal case brought by EPSU against the judgment of the General Court.

Dec. 18, 2020

18 December 2020 – International Migrants’ Day

PSI/EPSU Joint Statement - The Rights-Based Approach to Migration in 3 Phrases: Solidarity, Human Rights and Root Causes

This year, we mark International Migrants’ Day by amplifying the call for a rights-based approach to migration, contained in 3 phrases: solidarity, human rights and root causes.

Dec. 15, 2020

A critical evaluation of the General Court’s decision in EPSU vs the European Commission

The verdict of the General Court in the case of European Public Service Union (EPSU) v Commission (T-310/18) is continuing to cause concerns due to its chilling effect on the European social dialogue.

Dec. 08, 2020

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10th anniversary of the EU social dialogue committee for central governments

On 3 December 2020, 40 delegates from trade unions (TUNED) and employers in central and federal governments (EUPAE) adopted a statement to mark the 10th anniversary of the EU social dialogue committee.