2016-02-04

Feb. 03, 2016

Keeping public services out of trade deals

(3 February 2016) EPSU, Social Platform, the European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services (CEEP) and ETUC welcome the European Parliament's call for the full exclusion of pub

Feb. 03, 2016

ETUC Steering Committee addresses right to strike, refugees, social pillar

(3 February 2016) A draft agreement on the relaunch of the social dialogue was considered.

Feb. 02, 2016

EPSU supports Greek unions' strike to defend pensions

(2 February 2016) EPSU sends its solidarity greetings to ADEDY and GSEE for their general strike on 4 February.

Feb. 02, 2016

EPSU's response to EC public consultation on the relaunch of a common consolidated corporate tax base – CCCTB

(2 February 2016) EPSU’s response to EC public consultation on the relaunch of a common consolidated corporate tax base – CCCTB – presented as a key tool to fight corporate tax avoidance and make comp

Feb. 02, 2016

EPSU South East European waste management seminar: 27-28 January – Bucharest

(2 February 2016) Trade Unions from the south east European region face a number of challenges linked to public service privatization in the waste sector.

Feb. 01, 2016

Time to empower our young workers!

(1 February 2016) Last week in Madrid we held the first regional seminar for a joint project between the European Trade Union Federations (European Public Service Unions (EPSU), IndustriALL, UNI Europ

Jan. 28, 2016

New EC Anti-Tax Avoidance Package: not the end of the fight against corporate tax avoidance

(28 January 2016) Today’s new Anti-Tax Avoidance Package (ATAP) will potentially contribute to making multinational companies pay more tax, but not yet all the tax they owe.

Jan. 27, 2016

Gross violations of trade union rights at the European Patent Office - demonstrations erupt

(28 January 2016) The European Patent Office boss Battestelli has dismissed trade union representatives. They worked in the office in Munich.

Jan. 27, 2016

WATCH The EU investigates McDonald's tax regime and working conditions

(27 January 2016) McDonald's workers visited the European Parliament this month to talk to MEPs about the companies tax arrangements and working conditions.

Jan. 27, 2016

EPSU Social Services Brochure

EPSU Social Services Brochure, September 2015/January 2016

Jan. 26, 2016

Publication of ETUI's HesaMag 12 with a special report on "Women at work: in search of recognition"

On 30 December 2015 the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) issued edition 12 of the HesaMag (Health and Safety Magazine) with a special report entitled "Women at work: in s

Jan. 22, 2016

Trade unionists seek better guarantees for the Youth Guarantee

(22 January 2016) More investment in the future of young people is desperately needed to prevent the social timebomb of youth unemployment in the EU.

Jan. 21, 2016

"You can not strip us down further " say Hungarian Culture Workers fighting for decent pay

Hungarian librarians, museum and other staff have been fighting for a decent increase in their pay. With events and actions in the whole country they draw attention to their situation on 20 January.

Jan. 21, 2016

EPSU meet EDF trade union coordination-group about hydro-power concessions in Brussels

(21 January 2016) The economic situation of EDF is not good.

Jan. 20, 2016

The struggle for Right2Water continues

(20 January 2016) The European Parliament has supported the demands of the ECI Right2Water. The Commission continues to stall. It does not propose new legislation.