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May. 19, 2022

Resilience report part 2 case studies

New EPSU research compares impact of COVID-19 on long-term care sectors across Europe

EPSU has published new research that examines how COVID-19 impacted the long-term care sector in a number of countries – and how trade unions reacted.

Sep. 26, 2019

EPSU Congress June 2019 Programme of Action leaflet

EPSU Congress : Programme of Action

This programme of action highlights the main priorities for EPSU over the next Congress period and is set out on the basis of three main themes

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public Private sector Efficiency cover

Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

Jul. 12, 2018

She works hard for the money EPSU Report July 2018 Thorsten Müller ETUI

She works hard for the money - tackling low pay in sectors dominated by women

Low pay is a major problem in certain parts of the public services - particularly those where women make up the majority of workers.

Dec. 19, 2017

PUBLIC SERVICES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COVER

EPSU feature on adaptation to climate change

The heatwaves and droughts, storms and flooding that have hit Europe and other parts of the world this summer have left no doubt about the devastating consequences of extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Nov. 30, 2017

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Building the European Federation of Public Service Unions The history of EPSU (1978 – 2016) by Carola Fischbach-Pyttel

EPSU and ETUI have published a unique book. It is the first to describe in detail the development of a European trade union federation.

Jul. 04, 2017

Reclaiming PS

Remunicipalisation becomes an unstoppable trend

The latest research from the Transnational Institute, with the support of EPSU as a leading partner has been published. This report confirms what EPSU was been arguing for years, that privatisation has not worked.

May. 03, 2016

New EPSU working paper on CETA and TTIP: Potential impacts on health and social services

A new working paper and an executive summary from EPSU on the potential harmful impact of CETA and TTIP (and other trade and investment agreements) on healthcare and social services.