Collective Bargaining, Demographic change
Collective bargaining – trends and developments
Collective bargaining is a core activity of trade unions and EPSU’s affiliates negotiate with public service employers at every level. This can range from national public-sector wide bargaining to sector and local negotiations with public sector employers but also private and non-profit providers of public services. EPSU works with the European Trade Union Confederation to try to improve collective bargaining rights for all workers across Europe. We also act as a European information point so that EPSU affiliates are aware of trends in public service negotiations. EPSU’s collective bargaining newsletter provides regular updates on developments across Europe.
Demographic change, age management and competencies in light of the challenges facing the European Gas sector
EPSU, EMCEF, EUROGAS Report by David Tarren, Senior Research Fellow, Working Lives Research Institute (October 2009) With the financial support of the European Commission Introduction The average age of European
Progress towards bargaining in state sector
Following a mobilisation outside the offices of the Director General of Public Administration, unions have secured an agreement to a meeting before June 15 to discuss a range of issues and prepare to convene negotiations in the General State Administration. The priority for the unions is to stop the destructive cuts in public employment which is leading to a collapse in services to citizens. They also want to recoup the loss of bonuses and the cuts and freezes in salaries over recent years. [Read more at > FES-CCOO (ES)->http://www.fsc.ccoo.es/webfsc/Inicio:849563--Exito_de_participacion_y
The Wrong Target - the facts and the human stories behind the pay cuts
As the trend towards public sector pay cuts began to take hold across Europe, EPSU decided it was important to monitor the impact of those cuts and the way they were being implemented. Two major reports produced by the Labour Research Department set out not just the facts and figures in 10 countries where cuts were imposed but also provide case studies to show what those cuts have meant for individual public sector workers.
Verdi negotiators discuss coordination of collective bargaining in Europe
The German union Verdi brought its negotiators together to discuss the coordination of collective bargaining in Europe. Examples of European coordination such as in EPSU (wage coordination guideline, EPSUCOB@, social
EPSU Questionnaire: Outsourcing in the Public Services
Questionnaire FSESP: L'externalisation dans les services publics EPSU Fragebogen: Outsourcing im öffentlichen Dienst Cuestionario de la FSESP: Externalización de los servicios públicos EPSU kartläggning: Outsourcing inom offentliga tjänster {EPSU affiliates
European Parliament discusses McCreevey attack on collective agreements
Commission President Barroso and Commissioner McCreevey were summoned before the European Parliament after Commissioner McCreevey had argued that Swedish collective agreements might be obstacles to the free movement of Services