Nov. 08, 2005 EPSU meets President of EU Energy Council: UK Minister Malcolm Wicks (8 November 2005) The EPSU delegation continued the message of the EPSU Energy Conference: Liberalisation of the internal market for electricity and gas market does not bring the benefits acclaimed
Nov. 07, 2005 Energy unions discuss way forward with European Parliamentarians (4 November 2005) Claude Turmes, rapporteur on the internal market in the European Parliament, started a heated discussion with trade unions when he advocated that the grids should be unbundled
Nov. 03, 2005 Contributions to the EPSU Energy Conference EPSU European Energy Conference Understanding European Policy on Internal Market Electricity and Gas Preparing for the European Evaluation of the Internal Market(*) OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE {International Trade Union House
Nov. 02, 2005 New Study: EU Internal Market Electricity and Gas "is not functioning" Press Communication, 2 November 2005 A new energy study, to be launched tomorrow 3 November, from the University of Greenwich's Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) has definitive evidence that
Nov. 01, 2005 Commissioner Piebalgs: social dimension of South East European Energy Community An excerpt from the Commissioner's speech of the EPSU Energy Conference, 3-4 November “A second major action concerns the preparation of a Memorandum of Understanding that the Commission will propose
Oct. 28, 2005 Energy competition: few benefit and many drawbacks (28 October 2005) This was the conclusion of participants at the European energy conference organised by EPSU affiliated union VdSzSz. EPSU Deputy General Secretary addressed the conference reporting the results
Oct. 25, 2005 Signing of South East European Energy Treaty is 'irresponsible and hypocritical' Press release (25 October 2005) The UK Presidency, the European Commission and the countries of South East Europe will sign the Treaty that establishes a South East European Energy Community
Oct. 25, 2005 "UK MEP says Balkan energy policy should have no social obligations or requirement" Press Communication (25 October 2005) In a confrontational reply to the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) UK MEP Giles Chichester (EPP, Con) and Chair of the Energy Committee
Oct. 21, 2005 SUEZ: No delocalisation of jobs but shared services centres affect jobs Suez management made an unprecedented commitment to the European Works Council of Suez: no jobs will be delocalised. This was in response to questions of members of the EWC and
Oct. 21, 2005 EWC of EDF adopts critical position on company's proposed industrial policies JOINT STATEMENT OF EDF/EWC PERSONNEL REPRESENTATIVES Joint statement - ENDéclaration commune - FRGEMEINSAME ERKLÄRUNG - DE
Oct. 20, 2005 Workers in EDF UK vote for industrial action Workers in EDF UK have voted for industrial action. The pay offer of the employer (EDF) has been insufficient and below inflation. EPSU recalls that unions in Europe strive towards
Oct. 18, 2005 Liberalisation hurts growth says new EPSU commissioned report Structural reform is part of the Lisbon Agenda. It meant to liberalise energy, post and transport amongst others. EPSU commissioned a report from the European Trade Union Institute to explore
Oct. 11, 2005 Energy unions firm in critique of electricity and gas market The unions reviewed an evaluation of the internal market which was done for EPSU by PSIRU, Europe's leading academic institution researching services of general interest. The study questions the benefits
Oct. 11, 2005 EPSU EWC Coordinators tackle European Company The major topic of the coordinators meeting was workers' representation and the European Company. The coordinators considered the need for an EPSU policy using the guidelines of the EMF as
Oct. 08, 2005 Thames Water European Forum (8 November 2005) At the recent meeting, at the end of October, of the Thames Water European Forum the Employee Side were concerned to receive reports from the UK and