Social Services
Call for more childcare workers and increased investment
(May 2016) The three main public sector federations - Fp-Cgil, Cisl-FP and Uil-Fpl - organised a national mobilisation on 19 May as part of a campaign to improve and increase childcare services and the pay and conditions of childcare workers. The unions have raised concerns about inadequate staffing levels, too few nurseries, particularly for the 0-3 age group and precarious working conditions for childcare workers. They have called for an urgent meeting with the government to discuss these issues. Read more at Fp-Cgil (IT)
Social service unions strike over pay and working time
(May 2016) On 20 April the BDDSz childcare workers' union, one of EPSU's newest affiliates, took strike action along with other unions in the social services sector. After two and a half years of negotiations, the unions decided to resort to industrial action to try to make progress with their claims for an increase in pay and to improve working time arrangements. Average salaries in the social services sector are 35% below the average for the economy as a whole, clearly justifying the 20% pay claim. EPSU sent a message of solidarity. Read more at EPSU and at BDDSz (HU)
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