Utilities
A secure and affordable supply of energy, clean water and sustainable waste management are basic needs for each individual and our communities in society. EPSU believes that the best way to ensure that these needs are met is through the public management of utilities services, proper regulation of the sector and decent working conditions for employees. We represent workers in the electricity, gas, water and waste sectors – both public and private – and it is our job to make sure that their voices are listened to at a European level.
EPSU’s Utilities work has seen a number of successes, most notably the ECI Campaign Right2Water, in which nearly two million European citizens joined our call for the implementation of the human right to clean drinking water and sanitation in the EU.
Tuscany Bell is the EPSU policy officer for the sector. The President of the Standing Committee is Mrs. Donna Rowe-Merriman, UNISON, U.K.
View contactsReszo Gal: first representative of new EU state to become EPSU vice-president of the Standing Committee
Members thanked Giacomo Berni and Bertil Dahlsten for their work in developing the EPSU utilities sector and contributing to creating EPSU as the voice of Europe's energy workers. The Standing
Useful links
The following websites have a broad collection of documents on the South East European Energy Community: - [European Commission-> http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/electricity/south_east/6_en.htm] - [Stability Pact-> http://www.stabilitypact.org/energy/default.asp] - [South East European Regional Electricity
Verdi joins Attac, Euro-MEP Jo Leinen and others to fight waste water privatisation
Verdi is part of a coalition ZukunftsBundnis Wasser which also includes ATTAC, DGB, environmental and consumer organisations and Euro-MEP Jo Leinen. The coalition fights the proposals to privatise waste water
Position of the EPSU on the Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy end-use efficiency and energy services
June 2004 Position of the European Public Service Union (EPSU) on the Commission of the European Communities' “Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on