Don't forget to book your place at the fourth EPSU collective bargaining conference. Taking place in Brussels on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December, the conference will discuss what unions in the public services can do to tackle low pay and resist the threat of outsourcing. Speakers from the ETUC and the ETUI-REHS research institute will provide updates on the latest developments in the social dialogue and collective bargaining across Europe.
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Low pay, outsourcing, working time, young workers, migrant workers - all up for discussion at the EPSU collective bargaining conference
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