Information & consultation

The verdict of the General Court in the case of European Public Service Union (EPSU) v Commission (T-310/18) is continuing to cause concerns due to its chilling effect on the European social dialogue.

On 3 December 2020, 40 delegates from trade unions (TUNED) and employers in central and federal governments (EUPAE) adopted a statement to mark the 10th anniversary of the EU social dialogue committee.

Today, Jan Willem Goudriaan, EPSU general secretary, took part in webinar jointly organised by the ETUC /ETUFs and MEP Gabriele Bischoff, in the framework of the action week for more democracy at work.

Yesterday, the EPSU Executive Committee received a report about the negotiations between the Special Negotiating Body and the French multinational company ORPEA.

The European Commission appointed Andrea Nahles, former German Labour Minister as special advisor for social dialogue.

The public hearing in front of the Grand Chamber took place 26 October 2020.

In March 2020, the European Trade Union Federations [ETUFs] published joint guidelines for EWC, SNB and SE Works Council members and coordinators on how these bodies should operate during and deal with the COVID-19 crisis.

Court Case EPSU vs EC on information and consultation rights, Luxembourg, 26 October 2020 - Media Briefing - Embargoed until 23rd October

European workers are facing the massive social and economic consequences brought by the pandemic.

The EPSU case vs the European Commission (T310/18) attracts attention in the legal and academic community.

The EU pillar of social rights says that ALL workers in the EU should have information and consultation rights, but the European Commission denies them to people working in public administrations.

Europe’s union leaders considered the growing impact of the wreckage the pandemic and the measures to contain it is causing.

The interest in the Court case of EPSU vs the European Commission is increasing in the academic community.

The Universities of Louvain and Brussels are organising a webinar on a ground-breaking European legal case in which EPSU is involved and which will determine the future of the European level social dialogue 16 September.

The main debate in the ETUC Executive was about the response of the ETUC to the 2nd consultation of the European Commission on addressing the challenges for fair minimum wages.