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Oct. 18, 2019

EPSU Congress briefing 9 : EPSU

EPSU: defending and promoting public services and public service workers - 9th Congress briefing

Campaigning for the right to water, negotiating on information and consultation rights for central government workers, lobbying for tougher action on tax avoidance and fraud, standing up to multinationals and

Sep. 26, 2019

EPSU Congress June 2019 Programme of Action leaflet

EPSU Congress : Programme of Action

This programme of action highlights the main priorities for EPSU over the next Congress period and is set out on the basis of three main themes

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

May. 09, 2019

Cover EPSU Congress briefing 8 Migration

Migration - 8th Congress briefing

Arguing for a change of approach with regards to migration and changing the European Unions policies which continue to focus on tightening boarders is a major issue at the EPSU congress.

Nov. 15, 2018

EPSU Congress Briefing nr 3 fighting privatisation

Fighting Privatisation – Third Congress briefing

EPSU is publishing the third briefing of the series announced on 5 October (see EPSU Congress Circular nr 4) : Fighting Privatisation.

Feb. 19, 2018

Waste Management in Europe. Good jobs in the circular economy ? EPSU report

Will the circular economy be an economy with no workers? New study published

A report written by The Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) and commissioned by European Public Service Union (EPSU) investigates the impact of privatization and liberalization on waste services.

Dec. 19, 2017

PUBLIC SERVICES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COVER

EPSU feature on adaptation to climate change

The heatwaves and droughts, storms and flooding that have hit Europe and other parts of the world this summer have left no doubt about the devastating consequences of extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Nov. 30, 2017

EPSU book cover

Building the European Federation of Public Service Unions The history of EPSU (1978 – 2016) by Carola Fischbach-Pyttel

EPSU and ETUI have published a unique book. It is the first to describe in detail the development of a European trade union federation.

Jul. 04, 2017

Reclaiming PS

Remunicipalisation becomes an unstoppable trend

The latest research from the Transnational Institute, with the support of EPSU as a leading partner has been published. This report confirms what EPSU was been arguing for years, that privatisation has not worked.

Dec. 15, 2014

Report challenges assumptions on private sector efficiency

There is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector. This is the main conclusion from a comprehensive review of hundreds of studies covering all forms of privatisation across many different sectors.