Apr. 23, 2021 Outsourcing: the gap in workers' protection Outsourcing and privatisation have taken their toll on workers’ pay and conditions over many years and as a new study highlights the European legislation that is meant to protect workers is not up to the job.
Apr. 19, 2021 EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement A new chapter in building the European trade union movement - Resolution adopted at the EPSU Executive Committee 7-8 April 2021
Mar. 19, 2021 EU – Mercosur Agreement further in doubt after European Ombudsman report The European Commission should have concluded an updated sustainability impact assessment (SIA) before the EU-Mercosur trade deal was agreed, an inquiry by European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has found.
Feb. 26, 2021 Meeting the UK affiliates – standing up for workers’ rights and our public services The EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement is a new development in a long relationship between the UK, the EU and other European countries.
Feb. 23, 2021 Global unions and civil society join call for waiver to allow countries produce the vaccines Civil society groups and trade unions have jointly called upon the G20 countries to agree the waiver of intellectual property rights.
Feb. 16, 2021 ETUC Executive Committee – People’s recovery, future of Europe and condemnation of the coup in Myanmar Europe’s union leaders met to discuss the many developments in the EU and Europe.
Feb. 12, 2021 Ukraine to respect its commitments to trade union rights The EU-Ukraine summit took place in Brussels 11 February.
Feb. 03, 2021 EN FR Trade rules must not impede access to COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies (Press release - 4 February) Today the WTO TRIPS Council is set to discuss patent protections in place for COVID-19 related vaccines and medical supplies.
Feb. 03, 2021 ETUC and ConoSur unions reject EU-Mercosur trade agreement The European and Mercosur trade unions reject the agreement in its current form.
Jan. 26, 2021 Don't let trade rules stop access to COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies! This was the clear message from the joint PSI EPSU webinar on organised on 25 January.
Jan. 18, 2021 EPSU raises concerns over UK workers’ rights post Brexit The ink is hardly dry on the EU – UK trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) that was agreed end December and already the UK Government is indicating that hard-won workers rights are going to be diluted.
Nov. 23, 2020 Right to Energy Forum workshop In the framework of the Right to Energy Forum (more information below), EPSU will organise a workshop on “Going public: the way forward to end energy poverty? The failure of energy market liberalisation”
Sep. 30, 2020 Another town in Portugal brings water into public ownership After the remunicipalisation of water services in Mafra in 2016 (Portugal), another Portuguese town has announced now that is going public.
Aug. 27, 2020 EPSU says #StopEUMercosur trade deal! The Amazon is burning – more than ever. Indigenous peoples and small farmers are being repressed, precious ecosystems are set on fire, and monocrops and pesticides dominate the new fields.
Aug. 05, 2020 Union launches campaign to end outsourcing at four hospitals UK public service union UNISON has launched a campaign to bring all outsourced workers at four hospitals in Liverpool back in-house.