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The second of three EPSU regional collective bargaining conferences will take place in Madrid on 16-17 June. The agenda for the meeting is now available in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Croat and Greek.
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The second of three regional collective bargaining conferences will take place in Madrid on 16-17 June. The main issues for debate will include equal pay, precarious employment and outsourcing. Invitations to the Madrid meeting are primarily aimed at affiliates from: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia. The third of the three conferences will take place in Bratislava in September. Read more at > EPSU And agenda in six languages at > EPSU
Following the first collective bargaining regional conference in on 16-17 March in Copenhagen, EPSU is organising another regional event, this time in Madrid on 16-17 June (this is a day later than originally planned). These regional conferences provide an opportunity for between 40 and 50 participants to debate a range of issues, including outsourcing, equal pay, precarious employment and working time. Invitations to the conference will be sent out shortly and will be aimed primarily at affiliates in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia. The last of
The FSC-CCOO, FSP-UGT and other trade unions mobilised over 150,000 people on the streets of Madrid to protest against the cuts being imposed by the regional government. The unions are particularly angry about the increase in the working week from 35 to 37.5 hours and cuts to sick pay. Unions estimate that the increase in hours could lead to 8000 job cuts. They say the imposed measures are also an attack on their collective bargaining rights. [Read more at > FSP-UGT (ES)->http://www.fspugt.es/l_rechazo_a_los_recortes_pblicos_congrega_a_miles_de_personas_en_el_cnetro_de_Madrid_4f32228922dba.htm
