Working Time, Privatisation, Press Release
Date
Dec. 16, 2014
Juncker's plan promotes PPPs which socialise risks and privatise profits - new briefings show
(Press Communication – 16 December 2014) - The Juncker investment plan will be under scrutiny at this week’s European Council with many questions still to be clarified about how it will work in practice.
Mar. 24, 2010
Protection against long and irregular working hours must continue to be main goal of the Working Time Directive
Press Communication (24 March 2010) {{Long and irregular hours, unilaterally imposed on workers, are unhealthy and outmoded forms of work organization. ETUC is expecting proposals from the European Commission that
Mar. 23, 2010
European Commission turns blind eye to failing public-private partnerships, says new report
A new report by the Public Service International Research Unit cautions the European Commission against enthusiastically endorsing public-private partnerships, contending that PPPs, as they are known, do not supplement public spending – they absorb it.
Apr. 28, 2009
European Parliament praised for 'resolve and principles' as Working time negotiations End with no agreement
Press Communication (28 April, 2009) The Conciliation Committee, set up to find a compromise on working time between Parliament and Council, met for the last time last night. Talks concluded
Jun. 05, 2008
Save the Working Time Directive on 9 June! EPSU affiliates mobilise to avert 'disastrous decision' by EU employment ministers
Press Communication, 5 June 2008 Save the Working Time Directive on 9 June! EPSU affiliates mobilise to avert ‘disastrous decision' by EU employment ministers {{“Working time directive risks
Oct. 30, 2006
European Trade Unions stand firm on NO to Working Time Individual Opt-Out
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) Press Communication: Brussels Wednesday 27 October (immediate release) {{European Trade Unions stand firm on NO to Working Time Individual Opt-Out Leaked Finnish Presidency
Jun. 02, 2006
Failure of Employment Council to reach Working Time deal further highlights validity of European Parliament Position
Press communication (2 June, Brussels) The failure of the Employment Council to reach a settlement on the working time directive yesterday, (1 June) is further illustration that Employment Ministers continue
Mar. 18, 2005
Broad Coalition requests European Commission to be more realistic on Working Time proposals
Press Release - 17 March 2005 Participants: European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), Members of European Parliament, Alejandro CERCAS, Stephen Hughes. The European Federation