Collective Bargaining, Health
Collective bargaining – trends and developments
Collective bargaining is a core activity of trade unions and EPSU’s affiliates negotiate with public service employers at every level. This can range from national public-sector wide bargaining to sector and local negotiations with public sector employers but also private and non-profit providers of public services. EPSU works with the European Trade Union Confederation to try to improve collective bargaining rights for all workers across Europe. We also act as a European information point so that EPSU affiliates are aware of trends in public service negotiations. EPSU’s collective bargaining newsletter provides regular updates on developments across Europe.
Agreement finally ends four-year dispute at hospital
(May 2016) Member of the ver.di union at the Charité hospital group in Berlin have voted overwhelmingly to accept a collective agreement with important provisions on jobs, staff levels and health and safety. A joint committee will monitor implementation of the agreement.The agreement will cover 14000 employees and ver.di hopes it will be a model for the sector where the union is campaigning for legal rules on minimum staffing levels. Read more at > ver.di (DE)
Two-year agreement in local government
(May 2016) Most local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will get pay increases of 1% this year and next year under a new two-year agreement. Lower paid workers will benefit from higher increases ranging from 1.01% to 6.6% in 2016 and from 1.3% to 3.4% in 2017. while the deal was accepted by Unison and the GMB it was rejected by members of the Unite trade union. Read more at Unison and at Unite
Pay deal will help reduce gender pay gap
(May 2016) Municipal workers' union, Kommunal, has negotiated a new three-year agreement covering the welfare sector that includes a real pay increase for all but a higher pay increase for skilled nurses. This is a key part of the union's strategy to tackle the gender pay gap. In 2016 the basic pay increase will be SEK 520 (EUR 56) while nurses will get SEK 2010 (EUR 110). The agreement also includes provisions to ensure that full-time employment is the norm in the sector. Read more at Kommunal (SV)
European Action Day Against the Commercialisation, Marketisation and Privatisation of Health Care: Survey for EPSU Affiliates and Webpage
Survey to EPSU affiliates on the developments and instruments linked to the marketisation, commercialisation and privatisation of health care N.B.: This is work in progress. The survey will also still
European Action Day Against the Commercialisation, Marketisation and Privatisation of Health Care: Contributions EPSU & EPSU Affiliates
I) Press conference- Speaking notes for Françoise Geng, Vice-President EPSU - in FRPress Conference - Speech Françoise GengII) European Seminar- Presentation Paul Bell, Divisional Organiser, Health Division, SIPTU - in
World Health Day: Why action must be taken against the commercialisation of health and social care
(7 April 2016) Political leaders must halt the rising tide of commercialisation of healthcare services that is destroying quality of care and putting increased pressure on working conditions and the
Press Communication - Action Day against the marketisation, commercialisation and privatisation of health care on World Health Day (7 April)
[Health European Network->www.europe-health-network.net] – [EPSU->www.epsu.org] – [PHM->www.phmovement.org] – [Alter Summit->www.altersummit.eu] – [Plate-forme d'action Santé & Solidarité->www.sante-solidarite.be] (Press Communication, 7 April 2016) Political leaders must halt the rising tide of commercialisation
European Action Day Against the Commercialisation, Marketisation and Privatisation of Health Care, 7 April 2016
(Brussels, 7/8 April 2016)Colleagues participating in the SC HSS on 16 February 2016 agreed for EPSU and EPSU affiliates to support the organisation of an European Action Day against the