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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024 Brussels Belgium

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024

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Mar. 15, 2024

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EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence passes council vote

Despite last minute push back from a number of EU Member States, the EU Council today finally voted in favour of the new EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD).

Feb. 02, 2023

2023.02.02_Joint ETUF PR on EWC Dir vote

Adoption of EP report on EWCs: Good news for millions of workers in transnational companies

The European Trade Union Federations, EFBWW, EFFAT, EPSU, ETF, industriAll and Uni Europa, jointly welcome the adoption by the European Parliament of the own-initiative legislative report on the revision of the European Works Council Directive.

Jan. 20, 2021

Managing the impact of Brexit on multinational companies (update January 2021)

Joint European Trade Union Federations’ Recommendations to EWC/SE Coordinators and worker representatives in SNBs, EWCs and SEs

Nov. 20, 2020

Solidarity with EDF and ENGIE workers fighting against restructuring projects

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.

Sep. 07, 2020

Veolia’s hostile takeover of Suez jobs, workers’ rights and quality public services must come first!

Veolia’s hostile takeover of Suez: jobs, workers’ rights and quality public services must come first!

Management of two French-based multinational environmental services companies, Suez and Veolia, are currently locked in a battle over leadership in the sector.

Jun. 29, 2020

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Worker involvement in managing the Covid-19 crisis

Time is running out: Concrete and rapid actions needed to enforce rights to worker involvement in anticipating and managing the COVID-19 crisis impact.

Oct. 17, 2019

EPSU Standing Committee Utilities 10 October 2019

Standing Committee on Utilities elects its new presidium and adopt the Programme of Actions 2019-2024

On 2 October, EPSU held its biannual Standing Committee (SC) on Utilities which drew together EPSU affiliates from across the continent, including representatives from Russia.

Sep. 16, 2019

Signature of Gender Equality Agreement renewal - SUEZ, September 2019

EPSU signs a European agreement reinforcing gender equality at work with SUEZ

EPSU, together with IndustriAll Europe and the unions represented in the company, and Bertrand CAMUS, CEO of SUEZ signed the renewal of the agreement on gender equality at work.

Jun. 21, 2018

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Workers’ concerns on restructuring discussed with RWE and Innogy top management

RWE and Eon, two giant European energy companies with headquarters in Germany, announced a swap of assets to create more focused businesses in mid-March this year.

Jan. 26, 2010

Multinational Company Restructuring: tackling the impact of the crisis through stronger transnational trade union coordination

Meeting of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) EON’s Performance to Win European Trade Union Response 26 January 2010, Brussels International Trade Union House Boulevard Roi Albert II