Working Time
Negotiating and campaigning on working time
After pay, working time is core collective bargaining issue but is also an important area of employment regulated by national and European legislation. EPSU has been very active in defending and calling for proper implementation of the Working Time Directive and is involved in current debates on working time. The why and how of working time reduction is a guide produced for EPSU by the European Trade Union Institute and examines long-term trends in working time, the arguments for reducing it and examples of how this has been achieved.
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Dec. 14, 2008
EPSU Austrian affiliates refused entry to European Parliament 'for wearing red', receive apology from EP President
(17 December, 2008, Strasbourg) Heavyhanded French Police refused to allow entry to the European Parliament for members of EPSU Austrian affiliate GdG. The reason? They were wearing red jackets (pictured)
Dec. 02, 2008
GUE – NGL put rejection of Council dilution of working time directive at the top of their agenda
(2 December, 2008, Brussels) European Parliament group GUE-NGL (European United Left – Nordic Green Left) have put the rejection of the Council of Ministers proposals on the working time directive
Nov. 28, 2008
EU public service trade unions mobilise for 393 votes on EU working time directive – deadline 17 December
(28 November, 2008, Brussels) The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) is conducting a [coordinated action->http://www.epsu.org/a/4208] among 200+ public service unions to persuade Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)
Nov. 24, 2008
German Union Ver.di in big push on working time - Verschlechterung der EU-Arbeitszeitrichtlinie
(24 November, 2008, Brussels) (English summary below) Demonstration am 16. Dezember 2008 in Straßburg. Es hat in der Vergangenheit bereits viele erfolglose Versuche gegeben, die Europäische Arbeitszeitrichtlinie zu Lasten der
Nov. 12, 2008
Working Time Directive: AK EUROPA and the Brussels Office of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (ÖGB) successfully mobilize shortly before casting the vote in the European Parliament
[07-11-2008 - 08-11-2008] {{On 4.11.2008, exactly a day before casting the vote for the Working Time Directive in the second reading of the Employment Committee, AK EUROPA and the Brussels