Eurogas, EPSU, and industriAll Europe have notified the European Commission of their intention to enter into negotiations towards a European Framework Agreement. The negotiations will be the first of their kind to focus on a Just Transition.
Employers, workers and Member States need to work together to raise awareness, enhance best practice and implement the guidelines and list of hazardous drugs in the workplace.
(Joint Press Release) Today, the European Parliament (EP) approved the legislative report on Protecting Workers from Asbestos. The document includes measures such as a ban on encapsulating asbestos and the recognition of all asbestos related diseases.
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 [email protected]
Czech Republic
Unions on strike alert as government threatens austerity
Netherlands
Additional pay rises in mental health care
Finland
Unions take industrial action in private social care
Romania
Health workers protest secures meeting with government
Croatia
Pay campaigns in health and justice
Spain
Strong support for all-out strike in Ministry of Justice
France
Unions build for 6 June ahead of vote on pensions
Ireland
Water workers and firefighters set strike dates
Germany
Union negotiates new deal for Red Cross workers
U.K.
Unions reject local government pay offer as other disputes continue
Sweden
Mediation avoids strike by horticulture workers
Europe
ETUC calls for action on low pay to tackle labour shortages
Spain
Strong support for strikes in ministry of justice
France
6 June for next anti-pension reform mobilisation
Croatia
Health workers protests continue
U.K.
High levels of support for further industrial action across central government
Netherlands
Unions mobilising over pay in mental health and eldercare
Italy
Unions fight for collective agreement in voluntary sector emergency services
Ireland
Ambulance, council and water workers back industrial action
Sweden
Union signs new agreement in housing and property management
Denmark
Union survey reveals extent of violence faced by welfare staff
Norway
Nursing union highlights staffing challenge
Finland
Union plans industrial action over pay for personal assistants
Belgium
Confederations build for joint national protest in defence of union rights
Germany
Pay deals in public sector plus private health and energy
U.K.
National strike in central government as other actions continue
France
Unions plan massive 1 May protests
Italy
Confederations mobilise over pay, jobs and public services
Netherlands
Workers in disability care to push for additional pay rise
Spain
Ministry of Justice unions step up action
Croatia
Union launches campaign over pay and rights of health workers
Ireland
Ambulance staff balloted over industrial action
Europe
Price rises twice the level of wage increases
Norway
Private sector agreement delivers for lower paid
Belgium
Childcare workers take to streets over pay, jobs and funding
Finland
New two-year agreement in energy sector