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TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024 Brussels Belgium

TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024

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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.

Oct. 03, 2023

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Asbestos Directive: mandatory decontamination a win for firefighters

Today the European Parliament voted on the deal agreed with Member States on the revision of the Directive on Protecting Workers from Asbestos.

Jun. 13, 2023

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EPSU backs firefighters and care staff in latest industrial action

EPSU has sent solidarity greetings to two affiliates who are the latest public service unions to take industrial action to tackle staffing shortages and win better pay and conditions.

Feb. 16, 2023

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Germany: warning strikes and negotiations for pay increase

EPSU sent solidarity greetings for ver.di negotiations in federal and local government and for the warning strikes being organised to support those negotiations.

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.

Sep. 23, 2022

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Federations agree next steps on trade union rights

Meeting in Skopje in North Macedonia on 22 September, public service trade unions from across Europe agreed to continue to work together to defend and strengthen trade union rights for employees, civil servants and all uniformed staff, from firefighters and health workers to police and military personnel.

Mar. 22, 2022

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EPSU calls on the Commission to stop asbestos deaths

EPSU believes that we need a binding legislative initiative at EU level and we urge the European Commission to move forward with a comprehensive legislative package to protect workers from asbestos.

Sep. 20, 2021

Strengthening TU rights

Fighting for trade union rights for all public service workers

Public service trade unionists from across the Mediterranean region met online last week (14-15 September) to discuss the challenges they face in asserting their fundamental rights to organise, negotiate and take strike action.

May. 19, 2021

Documents Firefighters' Network

2021 draft report on asbestos - posted 14/04 EPSU firefighters and emergency services workers - Adaptation to climate change - posted 19/05

Nov. 09, 2020

Call for tender

Tender for research on privatisation

Tender Specifications for Research on scale of and responses to privatisation in central government and the European Commission

May. 06, 2020

EPSU meeting with Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius on Circular Economy

EPSU meets EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to discuss Circular Economy Action Plan

The European Commission adopted a European union circular economy action plan in March 2020. EPSU organised a discussion with Virginijus Sinkevičius, the Commissioner responsible.

Oct. 15, 2019

EPSU Standing Committee on Local and Regional Government members supporting French firefighters 15 October action

French firefighters demand more staffing, higher pay, and better possibilities for career development

Firefighting organisations are on strike today in France, in continued demand for better working conditions and increased funding.

Oct. 14, 2019

Public Sector workers deserve better EPSU

Privatisation, digitalisation and working time, the priorities for EPSU affiliates in local and regional administration

On 10 October, EPSU held its biannual Standing Committee (SC) on Local and Regional Government which drew together EPSU members from across the continent.

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

Jun. 19, 2019

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EPSU sends solidarity to striking outsourced workers in UK

Yesterday (18 June) EPSU sent its support to outsourced workers on the second day of their five-day strike over pay.