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A Sound Mind in a Sound Body - Taking care of those who take care of us
A joint conference organised by EPSU and HOSPEEM took place in Vilinus on the 23rd and 24th of May with the support of of the Lithuanian EPSU affiliate Lietuvos sveikatos apsaugos darbuotojų profesinė sąjunga (LSADPS).
Public Service Unions to take European Commission to court for social dialogue U-turn
The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) is to take the European Commission to the European Union General Court on 15 May 2018 for failing to implement a Social Partners’ agreement by legislation.
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Summer announces an Autumn of hard work and tough political fights
With summer vacations around the corner the Brussels political year is coming to a close. At a summer school for trade union leaders last week we laid the basis for the European Trade Union Confederation’s Congress in 2019.
European Council considers legislation with major implications for public service unions
Two important directives are currently on the agenda of the Parliament and Council. One covers Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions and the other relates to Drinking Water.
Improving Pay and Conditions and building Social Europe
EU Member States and the European Parliament are currently working on their positions regarding the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive proposed by the European Commission in December last year.
epsucob@NEWS
epsucob@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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Austria
Unions to fight on against 12-hour day
Sweden
Survey reveals differences between public and private eldercare
Europe
Report analysis decentralisation trends in collective bargaining
Europe
Study investigates national and European social dialogue
U.K.
Social care unions condemn "sleep-in" ruling
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In this issue
The Netherlands
Childcare workers get 5.25% increase over two years
The Netherlands
7% over two and a half years for civil servants
Ireland
Municipal workers plan series of strikes over flexible working
Germany
Court confirms strike ban for civil servants
Spain
Unions mobilise over fair pay and conditions across public administration
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EPSU Quality Employment Conference
Europe
The quality of employment in childcare
Europe
The quality of employment in prison services
Spain
Conference supports union struggle in Spanish prisons
Europe
Tackling low pay in sectors dominated by women
Europe
Digitalisation in home care and public employment services