Social Dialogue

May. 29, 2019

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Report puts spotlight on Commission's approach to social dialogue

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A working paper from the European Trade Union Institute, written by former European Commission official Jean-Paul Tricart, puts the spotlight on the way that the current Commission has followed its predecessor in moving away from a 20-year approach in support of social dialogue. While launching a process aimed ostensibly at the strengthening the social dialogue, the report argues that the current Commission has chosen "at will those outcomes of social dialogue that it would promote and those that it would not, and even those that it would go all out to discourage, lampoon or oppose." This leaves open the debate "as regards the legitimacy of the selective, restrictive approach."

May. 27, 2019

ETUC Congress – New Manifesto, new team – Standing up for working people together

Europe’s voice for working women and men, the European Trade Union Confederation, set its priorities for the next 4 years.

May. 24, 2019

Explaining the history of European social dialogue, the social partner agreements and their implementation

Publication European Trade Union Institute analyses how the European Commission has been dealing with the implementation of social partner agreements over time.

May. 23, 2019

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Public service unions take European Commission to court for the first time seeking to enforce social dialogue

On 23 May the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) will be before the General Court of the European Union bringing a claim against the European Commission for breaching rules on social dialogue (TFEU article 155.2).

May. 21, 2019

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Media briefing: First hearing of the case on the future of social dialogue

On 23 May The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) will stand before the General Court of the European Union bringing a claim against the European Commission for breaching the rules on social dialogue.

May. 17, 2019

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European elections - EPSU’s key demands for a different Europe - for People and the Planet, not for Profits

EPSU has sent the Members of Parliament seeking re-election, as well as a large number of candidates our proposals for what we expect from the Commission and the European Parliament in the next mandate.

May. 16, 2019

EPSUs demands for ECs new presidency

On the eve of the elections the European federation of Public service workers has sent out letters to all spitzenkandidaten.

Apr. 30, 2019

Members of the EPSU Standing Committee for Health and Social Services, 27 February 2019, Brussels

Main topics addressed and decisions taken at the 50th Standing Committee Health and Social Services

This article summarises the main topics addressed at the meeting as well as the major decisions taken at the 50th edition of the EPSU Standing Committee "Health and Social Services" (SC HSS) on 27 February.

Apr. 30, 2019

EPSU Social Services Working Group 26 February 2019, Brussels

Social care workers call on strengthening the workforce perspective in the transition from institutional to community-based care

This article summarises the main topics addressed at the meeting of the EPSU Working Group Social Services on 26 February, with one focus on the transition from institutional care to community-based care and how to make this transition also work for the social care and health workforce.

Apr. 30, 2019

Special Negotiating Body (SNB) in French multinational ORPEA meets again

The delegates discussed the establishment of a European Works Council in ORPEA, French-based multinational company in elderly care.

Apr. 29, 2019

The EU social dialogue committee adopts its workplan 2019/2020

At their working group meeting of 18 March in Brussels, the EU social partners EUPAE and EPSU-led TUNED adopted a new workprogramme for this year and next.

Apr. 29, 2019

Korian and EPSU sign landmark agreement in care sector

Today the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) signed an agreement with the French multinational Korian to establish a European Works Council (EWC).

Apr. 12, 2019

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Capacity building project for the hospital sector in Central, East and Southern Europe started

On 28 March 2019 EPSU participated, together with its representatives of the two national affiliates from Romania, Sanitas, and Croatia, HSSMS-MT, in the kick-off meeting of the joint HOSPEEM-EPSU project focusing on strengthening social dialogue in the hospital sector that will run in 2019 and 2020.

Apr. 12, 2019

Presidium of the 4. Congress RETUN-SEE in Belgrade, 11 April 2019 - EPSU GS joins energy unions South East Europe

Energy unions South East Europe consider climate change, restructuring and bargaining

With all the countries of South East Europe being members of the Energy Community, the impact of European Union energy policies is felt beyond the borders of the EU.

Apr. 04, 2019

 Signing of the amendments to the ESCB Social Dialogue agreement, 3 April 2019, Frankfurt

EPSU and unions sign social dialogue agreement with European System of Central Banks/ ECB

An old agreement between the ECB (acting for the European System of Central Banks) and the unions was updated, 3 April.