Local and Regional Government
Local services are, by definition, at the front line of public services. Users of these services come into direct contact with the men and women that provide them, be they fire-fighters, culture workers, librarians, archivists, municipal police, social services workers, teachers, cleaners, waste collectors, community liaison personnel or local administrators. EPSU represents local and regional government workers across Europe and is committed to ensuring high quality and efficient public services supported by a well-trained and skilled work force and decent working conditions.
Austerity measures and remunicipalisation, digitalisation of local services, the impact of trade agreements on local services, and ensuring socially responsible procurement are key policy challenges to this sector addressed in the frame of EPSU's Standing Committee Local and Regional Government.
EPSU is also the recognised European social partner organisation for workers in local and regional government throughout the European Union and covers approximately 17 million workers.
Eva-Lotta Nilsson (Vision, Sweden) is the President of the EPSU Standing Committee for Local and Regional Government (LRG). Paola Panzeri is the contact person in EPSU (Policy Staff – Local and Regional Government, Gender Equality, Firefighters) for the sector.
View contactsReport on the EPSU/ETUC Public Procurement Meeting "Socially Responsible Procurement"
Brief report of ETUC/EPSU workshop on Public Procurement, 21 May 2015 Introduction Mads Samsing, Chair of EPSU Standing Committee for Local and Regional Government opened the workshops and welcomed all
Social partners in Local Government declare "Wealth gains of digitalization have to be distributed fairly among all citizens"
(11 December 2015 - Joint Press Release EPSU-CEMR) While digitalisation can foster more jobs, well-being and improve the lives of many citizens, it impacts directly the local and regional governments
Public investment and wage growth to get us out of crisis EPSU tells Eurocities event
(25 February 2016) The European Union does not need more austerity and structural reform. We need public investment in people and infrastructure including in education, health and social services. And
Local public services in 2030: Chair of EPSU's local and regional government committee debates challenges and opportunities at CEMR's Congress
(21 April 2016) Increasing pressure on financial resources, changing demography, redistribution of powers, digitalisation, citizens’ demands and expectations, international trade agreements, and more - local public services and their management
Supporting the reform process in local and regional government, joint conclusions, June 2008
European sectoral social dialogue committee for local and regional government Supporting the reform process in local and regional government: Joint evaluation of the experience in different forms of service provision
Trade unions, collective bargaining and social dialogue in Local and Regional Government
A report for the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) by the Labour Research Department, November 2008 Part I Introduction This report looks at trade unions, collective bargaining and