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The EU Recovery Plan and municipal services
The European Commission will publish its Recovery Plan in the next two weeks which will be linked to the European Union budget.
International Workers Day – For better pay and conditions for public service workers
Millions of workers will celebrate 1 May 2020 in confinement. We won’t be meeting in the squares or on the streets, nor in marches and demonstrations. The pandemic makes that impossible.
The pandemic, inequality and taxation – the real reset needed
As you are working extremely hard to keep Europe’s public services going with many of you even being infected or losing co-workers, comrades or family members, this crisis underlines that we have no use for the wealthy.
A connected world relies on quality public services – and public money to boost our economies and safeguard jobs
The outbreak of the Corona virus pandemic is hitting workers and our communities hard. For now EPSU has cancelled its meetings until mid-April. This is necessary for many reasons, not least the protection of the health of staff and participants.
Showing the value of public health and care systems
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is dominating the news. Behind the headlines are the patients and their families, the thousands in quarantine, and the many more in villages and towns who see their lives uprooted.
Trade unions and the constant struggle for democracy
A combination of public opinion, trade unions, water activists and others has blocked the privatisation of a water company in Jyväskylä in Finland.
Never mind the bollocks (of BJ), here is the trade union movement
29 January was an emotional one in the European Parliament with the vote to approve the UK withdrawal agreement. Despite of what the likes of Boris Johnson and others say, the story is not over and will never be over.
Building trade union pressure to make more of the Commission proposals
The Commission launched a series of new policy consultations this week. These cover fair minimum wages, the Just transition mechanism and funding for the Green Deal, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the road map on closing the gender pay gap thro
As the year draws to a close…
The year ends with the news that Boris Johnson’s Conservatives have won a large majority in the UK parliament. Leaving the EU was his central pledge and this will now happen by 31 January next year.
Green New Deal – Not Social yet
And then it was there – the Green New Deal as proposed by the European Commission.
New Commission needs agenda for public services as wave of unrest hits home
On 27 November, the new European Commission was approved with a comfortable majority and now that President Ursula von der Leyen is up and running we can expect an avalanche of proposals in the next six months.
Europe’s health and care workers in action – different countries, same demands
Ten thousands of health and care workers are taking part in actions and strikes across Europe. And the demands, despite the diversity of countries, are similar. More public funding is needed to provide quality services delivered by workers on decent pay.