Remunicipalisation, Working Time
Negotiating and campaigning on working time
After pay, working time is core collective bargaining issue but is also an important area of employment regulated by national and European legislation. EPSU has been very active in defending and calling for proper implementation of the Working Time Directive and is involved in current debates on working time. The why and how of working time reduction is a guide produced for EPSU by the European Trade Union Institute and examines long-term trends in working time, the arguments for reducing it and examples of how this has been achieved.
Date
Oct. 31, 2011
Ireland : Union report helps convince Dublin councillors to oppose waste privatisation
(November 2011) At the beginning of October Dublin City councillors overwhelmingly passed a motion opposing the city manager’s plans to outsource the waste collection service. The motion noted a briefing