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 contactsMulti-sectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence and harassment related to work
Adopted in 2018 by the Sectoral Social Dialogue for Central Government Administration EPSU, UNI europa, ETUCE, HOSPEEM, CEMR, EFEE, EuroCommerce, CoESS December 2011 Multi-sectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence and
Social dialogue: focus needed on process of competence-building and employer involvement
16/03/2012 - Rather than solely focusing on the types of training made available to local and regional government administrations, it is also important to look at the process behind competence-building
Joint Social Partner Response (Local and Regional Government) to the Green Paper COM (2012) 7 final Restructuring
March 2012 - CEMR EPSU Joint response to green paper on restructuring CEMR EPSU Joint response to green paper on restructuringCEMR EPSU Joint response to green paper on restructuring FRCEMR