Local and Regional Government
Local services are, by definition, at the front line of public services. Users of these services come into direct contact with the men and women that provide them, be they fire-fighters, culture workers, librarians, archivists, municipal police, social services workers, teachers, cleaners, waste collectors, community liaison personnel or local administrators. EPSU represents local and regional government workers across Europe and is committed to ensuring high quality and efficient public services supported by a well-trained and skilled work force and decent working conditions.
Austerity measures and remunicipalisation, digitalisation of local services, the impact of trade agreements on local services, and ensuring socially responsible procurement are key policy challenges to this sector addressed in the frame of EPSU's Standing Committee Local and Regional Government.
EPSU is also the recognised European social partner organisation for workers in local and regional government throughout the European Union and covers approximately 17 million workers.
Eva-Lotta Nilsson (Vision, Sweden) is the President of the EPSU Standing Committee for Local and Regional Government (LRG). Paola Panzeri is the contact person in EPSU (Policy Staff – Local and Regional Government, Gender Equality, Firefighters) for the sector.
View contactsConference on "Strengthening Social Dialogue in Local and Regional Government sector"
organised by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) 12 December 2008 Holiday Inn Hotel, Bajkalská 25/A, 825 03 Bratislava, Slovakia
Trade unions, collective bargaining and social dialogue in Local and Regional Government
A report for the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) by the Labour Research Department, November 2008 Part I Introduction This report looks at trade unions, collective bargaining and
CEMR/EPSU joint response to the Consultation of the European social partners on sectoral social dialogue
(19 January 2009) EPSU and CEMR agreed in December 2008 a joint response to a questionnaire from the European Commission on the sectoral social dialogue. Responses to the questionnaire will
EPSU / Uni-Europa initiative on protecting members from violence at work
Request for information (February – March 2009) [Joint EPSU /UNI-Europa questionnaire->art4556] seeking information on how social partners in the HSS/LRG sectors are tackling the issue of third party violence at
EPSU and local authority employers (CEMR-EP) hold migrant workers' workshop
(10March 2009, Brussels) EPSU and the employers’ platform of the Council for Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) staged a workshop looking at the policies of local government organizations regarding migrant workers
European Local Government Workers and Employers send gathering EU leaders local government 'crisis checklist'
Joint Press Communication: European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) (17 March 2009, Brussels) In advance of the Spring summit, the Social Partners