Electricity

On November 26, workers in the French multinational electric utility companies ENGIE and EDF are mobilising to defend the future of their jobs, the public energy sector and to demand the suspension of the companies’ current restructuring projects.

The coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 2 million people worldwide and caused over 145,000 deaths. Like so many other key workers, workers in the waste collection, water and energy distribution sectors are risking their lives

In these times of public health crisis, digital technologies enable the electricity sector to keep the lights on, adapting traditional models from generation to smart infrastructure in our constantly transforming industry.

In the past months, EPSU has sought to influence the debate around decarbonisation of the European economy and the need for a just transition.

On the 10th December, EPSU is opening up a public debate on the future of Europe’s energy system.

A delegation of EPSU and the Belgian union Gazelco took the protests of the French energy unions to the French permanent delegation in Brussels. We showed our solidarity with the French unions in EDF, a dominantly state-owned company.

A brand new publication on the liberalisation of energy systems in Europe over the past 20 years is out.

La FSESP, la Fédération européenne des syndicats de services publics, appelle ce jeudi 19 septembre à manifester devant la représentation permanente de la France auprès de l'Union européenne à Bruxelles pour montrer sa solidarité avec les travailleurs français d'EDF

Improving the social dialogue between the employers and the trade unions in the nuclear industry guarantees that workers will have good quality jobs in the nuclear industry.

This week the Right to Energy coalition organised an European event with over 100 participants from 20 countries and several European organisations.

A new report on energy poverty has revealed that a majority of EU countries are unable to keep their citizens warm this winter.

Strengthening collective bargaining, increasing wages and analysing the impact of liberalisation in the utility sector were the main focus of a 3-days visit organised in Kiev (Ukraine) from 5th to 8th of February.

On 19 December 2018, the European Parliament and the Council reached a compromise agreement on the Electricity Market Design Directive, finally wrapping up the “clean energy for all Europeans” package.