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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.
2020 EPSU Collective Bargaining News May 10
IN THIS ISSUE
Italy
Unions set to strike in private health
Spain
Unions call for negotiations in public health
Netherlands
Care workers still not protected
Ireland
Union demands full transparency on health worker infections
Portugal
Union signs deal with waste company on safety and COVID-19 bonus
2020 EPSU Collective Bargaining News May 09
IN THIS ISSUE:
Spain
Federations call for action on staffing and pay in the elder care sector
Germany
Photo action highlights call for better pay and conditions for care workers
Netherlands
Union focuses on care staff risks and confirms social work agreement
Sweden
Union refers agency to ombudsman over COVID-19 failures
Italy
Confederations criticise failure to support health staff
2020 EPSU Collective Bargaining News April 08
IN THIS ISSUE
Austria
Pay and hours deal in private health and social care
Sweden
Health workers benefit from crisis agreement
Hungary
EPSU protests against attack on culture workers' pay and conditions
Denmark
Union welcomes recognition of COVID-19 as occupational disease
Russia
Pay and tax measures to benefit health workers