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EPSU backs Right2Cure campaign – no to profits from the pandemic
All people across the world need the chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if we are to leave the pandemic behind us. However, the current distribution of vaccines is contributing to big differences between countries and reinforcing health inequalities. Developing nations are only getting a
Undermining women’s rights and our joint values
The COVID-19 pandemic one year on: the need to revalue our public services
Public Services in Europe
A new socio-ecological contract will mean challenging the powers that be
Baffling blindness
A New Year – old challenges – new prospects and opportunities
2021 - Renewing the fight for a better future for all
EPSU sets post-Covid priorities and foresees an action day on 23 June 2021
The pandemic continues to rage across Europe and beyond. As governments start to contemplate their vaccination strategies, there will be additional pressures on the health workforce which still has to cope with need to catch up with many delayed treatments. Years of austerity and underfunding have
Stop violence against women and the first rumblings of austerity
The pandemic has led to an increase in violence against women at home and at the workplace. Working at home can be risky and the situation can be worse where job loss or reduced hours contribute to economic pressures. Unions have reported increases in abuse of and attacks on frontline workers from
Health and care workers maintain the struggle for better pay and conditions
Unions across Europe have been continuing their demands for better pay and conditions strikes in France and in the Basque region in Spain on 5 and 12 November. And sometimes a single case illustrates it all. Workers at a care home run by the Spanish company Vitalia have started an all-out strike
Thousands join health and care action day – more staff and better pay and conditions to deliver the care people deserve
Many thanks to all who participated in the European Action Day for health and care workers. Your engagement made it a success and underlines the pressure workers feel as the pandemic reaches new heights. The stories we receive from nurses, doctors and other staff in hospitals are dramatic and
Infections are sky-rocketing across Europe – it is time for action not austerity! Join us
Every day ten of thousands of people across Europe are getting infected with the COVID-19 virus. The map of Europe is showing hot spots with orange and red zones and Belgium, Czechia, the Netherlands and regions in France, Spain and the UK going dark red. Intensive care beds are being filled and the
Facing up to conflict, far-right unions and tax dodgers
The health and care unions in EPSU are mobilizing for a European week of action 26-30 October with a day of action on the 29th to coincide with a call for action of the ITUC on care. The unions are fighting for health and care beyond the pandemic with a focus on better pay, safe staffing and quality