Jul. 09, 2020

Statement on Covid-19 and its aftermath by EU social partners in central governments: investing in public sector staff

Social partners for central government administrations -EUPAE, on the employers’ side representing 18 EU governments and TUNED, for the trade unions led by EPSU-  reached  a joint statement on Covid-19 and its aftermath, following an online meeting on 26 June 2020.

Jul. 07, 2020

MEPs commit to pressure the European Parliament to investigate the impact on COVID-19 in long term facilities

With a public statement, 88 MEPs from 6 political groups express their support to the letter that EPSU, AGE and EDF sent on 1 July urging the European Parliament to establish in inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 in long term care facilities across Europe.

Jul. 07, 2020

Social Partners in the Healthcare sector views on the proposed EU4Health programme

The European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospitals and Healthcare sector shared its view with MEP Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI on the draft report on the proposed EU4Health programme in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul. 06, 2020

Pandemic and beyond: a 2020 Global Trade Union Assembly

 The 2020 Global Trade Union Assembly is running a series of events from 9-11 July 2020.

Jul. 06, 2020

ETUC Executive Committee discussed Minimum Wage, Digital Agenda and violation of information and consultation rights

The main debate in the ETUC Executive was about the response of the ETUC to the 2nd consultation of the European Commission on addressing the challenges for fair minimum wages.

Jul. 03, 2020

Health workers bear brunt of COVID-19 infections

More than 150,000 healthcare workers have been infected by the COVID-19 virus according to data from just eight countries – Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine. 

Jul. 02, 2020

EPSU joins trade union anger as Commission dithers on bargaining rights for self-employed

The pandemic has underlined the precarious work of many self-employed and free-lancers.

Jul. 01, 2020

EPSU calls on the European Parliament to investigate the tragic effects of COVID-19 on the care sector

Today EPSU together with the European Disability Forum and the Age Platform Europe will formally call on the European Parliament to launch an investigation to assess the failures of authorities in addressing and managing the crisis in the long-term care sector during COVID-19.

Jun. 30, 2020

EPSU participates at European Social Services Summit

EPSU, together with the Social Employers, participated in a conference organized to highlight the deficiencies and shortcomings in the support to the social services sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.