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 contactsLocal and Regional Government: Supporting the European Framework of Action on Youth Employment
Joint statement for local and regional government signed by EPSU and CEMR supporting the European Cross-Sectoral Framework of Action on tackling youth unemployment. Context The European Sectoral Social Partners
Endorsement of implementation report of multi-sectoral guidelines to tackle work-related third-party violence
(Brussels, 11 and 12 December 2013) In their Plenary Meetings of 11 and 12 December 2013, both the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital Sector and the Sectoral Social
Joint Guidelines Migration and Strengthening anti-discrimination in Local and Regional Governments
FINAL VERSION - Endorsed on 17 September 2014 by Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Local and Regional Government EPSU CEMR Migration Guidelines ENEPSU CEMR Migration Guidelines FREPSU CEMR Migration Guidelines DEEPSU
Guidelines adopted on Strengthening Migration and Anti-Discrimination in Local and Regional Government
(18 September 2014) The Social Partners in Local and Regional Government have adopted guidelines on strengthening migration and anti-discrimination in local and regional government in their meeting on 17 September
EPSU confirmed as most representative trade union organization for local and regional governments sectoral social dialogue
(EPSU Press release - 2 December 2014) At European level, the European Commission established a Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for local and regional governments in 2004. According to the results