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Last week’s State of the European Union speech by Commission president Ursula von der Leyen was disappointing. Not only did it lack a commitment to increase public investment for public services to implement in the European Pillar of Social Rights, but it contained dangerous deregulatory proposals

On Wednesday (6 September) EPSU joined comrades from the French energy union CGT-FNME at a rally in Brussels protesting against attacks on the union’s leadership including its general secretary Sebastien Menesplier for their role in the resistance against the pension reforms. The union has also been

The ETUC has called on unions to join the campaign for decent pay increases, against austerity and for a fair economy for all. The call follows the discussions in the ETUC Congress in Berlin and the emergency resolution to stand up against austerity, demand social justice and improve workers’ rights

EPSU’s long and hard work to set up a sectoral social dialogue committee for social services has finally paid off. On 10 July, a year after our joint application with the Social Employers and supported by the CEMR municipal employers, European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit informed us of the

A Belgian property empire, Cofinimmo, is ripping off the public purse and benefitting from public money meant for elderly care. Care providers sell homes to the company and then lease them back at huge cost. This has been exposed in new research by the Centre for International Corporate Tax

The first call has gone out for EPSU’s next Congress on 18-20 June 2024. In about a year’s time we’ll meet in Bucharest to discuss the priorities for the following five years. Over the next few weeks. you will receive more information, including a draft programme of action, the Congress agenda and

Leaders of 47 European countries will meet in Chisinau, Moldova on 1 June in a gathering called the European Political Community (EPC). It is a sort of geo-political response to the challenges arising from the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the growing influence of Chinese money and power through

Belgian unions are organising a national demonstration on 22 May over attacks on the right to protest and right to strike. This comes as corporations such as retailers Ahold/Delhaize, bank ING and clothing/fashion house Zara have been abusing a legal loophole (with a unilateral demand and hearing)

It was inspiring to join 1st of May demonstrations and actions. Workers and working-class communities across the world were celebrating our victories and resisting oppression and attacks on our rights. They were also demanding action for something better, for a world in which people and our

This week our Executive Committee had an extensive discussion on the social dialogue and the role of the European Commission. The Initiative on Social Dialogue and the Recommendation to the Council on strengthening social dialogue and collective bargaining at national level were welcomed. However –

This year we celebrate the Federation’s 45th anniversary and our many successes. Many things have changed for the better thanks to the struggle of public service unions. In particular, we have led and continue to lead on women’s rights and to end discrimination against workers from the LGBT+

German public service workers are striking in large numbers in response to the refusal of municipal and government employers to table a realistic pay offer. The trade union ver.di is organising rolling regional and targeted sectoral strikes in support of its main demand for a 10,5% increase

This week, on 8 March, we celebrated the achievements of women, the women’s movement and women in our trade unions, recalling trade union struggles for equal rights and treatment at the workplace, in our unions and in society. We can be proud of what has been achieved. It is a day of resistance. We

The war in Ukraine has cost hundreds of children their lives and thousands have been deported to Russia. These are the findings from UNICEF one year on from the Russian invasion. The organisation says that there are also fears for the mental health of 1.5 million children due to what they have had

First responders, emergency and health workers and many others were quickly on the scene following the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. They did their best to rescue, assist and take care of the people and communities that have been so badly affected by the disaster. Our thoughts are