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EPSU Executive expresses its solidarity with the Italian public service unions strike action 9 December
The EPSU Executive Committee expresses its support for the Italian public services unions that will strike on 9 December to demand recognition for their role and work during the pandemic and for the government to renew the public service workers’ collective agreement that expired more than a year ago.
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Collective Bargaining news
Collective Bargaining news is EPSU’s newsletter covering developments in collective bargaining and pay and conditions in the public services across Europe. As well as general editions, EPSU also produces some special issues focusing on key topics such as minimum wages, trade union rights, pensions and economic governance. Further special issues are planned for the future. Please send us short updates on collective bargaining in your country so that we can improve the coverage of the newsletter. You can send them to rpond@epsu.org.
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Ireland
Social care workers take strike action
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U.K.
Health unions make joint call for pay rise before xmas
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France
Energy unions mobilise over restructuring
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Europe
Italy
Cleaners' strike action underlines need for pay transparency directive
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Poland
Health union builds towards national strike
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Belgium
Unions' campaigns and strikes deliver hospital funding boost
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Denmark
Nursing union consults over collective bargaining
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Germany
Union calls for urgent action on health and care staffing
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Switzerland
Call for government to protect health workers
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Norway
Nursing and care negotiations head for mediation
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Netherlands
Pay deal for midwives
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Italy
Strike planned across health and public administration