Aug. 04, 2020

Italy: unions protest at private health employers’ refusal to ratify agreement

EPSU has sent solidarity greetings to the three public service federations Fp Cgil, Cisl Fp and Uil Fpl for their national demonstration in Rome tomorrow.

Jul. 24, 2020

Proposed cuts in EU healthcare funding for the next 7 years are hugely disappointing

Applause is not enough – the EU must increase its efforts to protect workers and people. EPSU supports European Parliament demands for improvements.

Jul. 23, 2020

Wages of workers in the frontline of the pandemic below average – new research of WageIndicator

EPSU and affiliates have long pointed out that many workers in those services that kept our societies going during the pandemic were undervalued and underpaid.

Jul. 17, 2020

Apple allowed to have its cake and eat it: EPSU regrets Court decision to wipe high-tech giant’s fine of €14bn

On 15 July, the General Court annulled the European Commission’s biggest ever fine in a state aid case. In 2016, the Commission considered that a tax rebate (via tax rulings) granted by the Irish government to Apple was state aid, and therefore illegal.

Jul. 17, 2020

Amnesty International report: health workers face grim death toll

A new report from the Amnesty International human rights campaigning organisation estimates that at least 3000 health workers around the world have died as a result of contracting the COVID-19 virus.

Jul. 16, 2020

Joint Statement on the 10th anniversary of the Multi-sectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence and harassment related to work

A decade ago, the European Sectoral Social Partners, EPSU, UNI EUROPA, ETUCE, HOSPEEM, CEMR, EFEE, EuroCommerce, CoESS identified third-party violence and harassment at the workplace as one of the key health and safety challenges to face within the European Economic Area

Jul. 09, 2020

Statement on Covid-19 and its aftermath by EU social partners in central governments: investing in public sector staff

Social partners for central government administrations -EUPAE, on the employers’ side representing 18 EU governments and TUNED, for the trade unions led by EPSU-  reached  a joint statement on Covid-19 and its aftermath, following an online meeting on 26 June 2020.

Jul. 07, 2020

MEPs commit to pressure European Parliament to investigate COVID-19 impact on long-term care

With a public statement, 88 MEPs from 6 political groups express their support to the letter that EPSU, AGE and EDF sent on 1 July urging the European Parliament to establish in inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 in long term care facilities across Europe.

Jul. 07, 2020

Social Partners in the Healthcare sector views on the proposed EU4Health programme

The European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospitals and Healthcare sector shared its view with MEP Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI on the draft report on the proposed EU4Health programme in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.