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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

Utilities, Company policy and EWCs, Working Time, Outsourcing, Digitalisation, Recruitment & organising

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Mar. 15, 2024

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EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence passes council vote

Despite last minute push back from a number of EU Member States, the EU Council today finally voted in favour of the new EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD).

Mar. 15, 2024

EPSU Standing Committee on Local and Regional Government, February 2024, Brussels

Waste, organising, and digitalisation: local and regional government standing committee meets

At its 62nd meeting, the LRG Standing Committee defined its priorities for 2024 in line with the program of action of the 2019 EPSU Congress in Dublin.

Feb. 22, 2024

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International support to Italian ENEL workers

Filctem-CGIL, Flaei-CISL, and Uiltec-UIL are currently mobilising in protest of Enel Group’s decision to make unilateral changes in working hours arrangements, outsourcing operations on the electricity grid, and refusing to renew the remote work agreement.

Dec. 15, 2023

COP28: new wins for workers and an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, but no explicit commitments

After two weeks of tough negotiations, COP28 has just concluded with an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner.

Sep. 26, 2023

DQP Final Conference

Digitalisation: more flexibility for some but less autonomy for others

Digitalisation can deliver better work-life balance but the risks of greater control and monitoring of workers are significant. This is one of the key conclusions of a two-year research project on digitalisation in the public services that concluded with a conference in Brussels on 25 September.

Mar. 22, 2023

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Commission analyses reveal gaps in working time protection

European Commission reports on the Working Time Directive, published on 15 March, reveal that Member States’ legislation is generally compliant, but that some problems remain in ensuring that the legislation is having full effect, particularly across all public services.

Jan. 20, 2021

Managing the impact of Brexit on multinational companies (update January 2021)

Joint European Trade Union Federations’ Recommendations to EWC/SE Coordinators and worker representatives in SNBs, EWCs and SEs

Nov. 20, 2020

Solidarity with EDF and ENGIE workers fighting against restructuring projects

On November 26, workers in the French multinational electric utility companies ENGIE and EDF are mobilising to defend the future of their jobs, the public energy sector and to demand the suspension of the companies’ current restructuring projects.

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.

Sep. 07, 2020

Veolia’s hostile takeover of Suez jobs, workers’ rights and quality public services must come first!

Veolia’s hostile takeover of Suez: jobs, workers’ rights and quality public services must come first!

Management of two French-based multinational environmental services companies, Suez and Veolia, are currently locked in a battle over leadership in the sector.

Jun. 29, 2020

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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. 09, 2020

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Digitalisation at the heart of social partners’ commitment to keep the lights on

In these times of public health crisis, digital technologies enable the electricity sector to keep the lights on, adapting traditional models from generation to smart infrastructure in our constantly transforming industry.

Feb. 27, 2020

EPSU Standing Committee on Utilities February 2020

EPSU Utilities Sanding Committee: role of the public sector and a just transition for workers must be at the core of the EU Green Deal

(27 February 2020) On 26th February, EPSU held its biannual Standing Committee (SC) on Utilities, bringing together EPSU affiliates from across Europe. The key elements addressed during this meeting were

Oct. 17, 2019

EPSU Standing Committee Utilities 10 October 2019

Standing Committee on Utilities elects its new presidium and adopt the Programme of Actions 2019-2024

On 2 October, EPSU held its biannual Standing Committee (SC) on Utilities which drew together EPSU affiliates from across the continent, including representatives from Russia.

Sep. 16, 2019

Signature of Gender Equality Agreement renewal - SUEZ, September 2019

EPSU signs a European agreement reinforcing gender equality at work with SUEZ

EPSU, together with IndustriAll Europe and the unions represented in the company, and Bertrand CAMUS, CEO of SUEZ signed the renewal of the agreement on gender equality at work.