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TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024 Brussels Belgium

TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024

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Mar. 06, 2024

EPSU Standing Committee on Health & Social Services, 28 February 2024

EPSU Standing Committee on Health and Social Services discusses labour shortages, demonstrations in Brussels, organizing and climate change

After a review of the alarming situation of trade unions in Turkey one year after the earthquake, the 60th Standing Committee discussed strategies to address staff shortages, greening healthcare sector, and its priorities for this year.

Nov. 27, 2023

Reclaiming PS except graph

INQPS project – insourcing, remunicipalisation and quality public services

In April 2023 EPSU and PSI, the European and global trade union federations representing public service workers, launched the INQPS project aimed at developing an online course on insourcing/remunicipalisation –

Jun. 01, 2023

EP Brussels building ©CanStockPhoto dimarik

New ETUI publication - Beyond economic growth: The role of trade unions in the transition to well-being

A further contribution to the ‘beyond growth’ or ‘post-growth’ debates, the recent ETUI working paper sets out the case against the pursuit of undifferentiated economic growth and advocates substantial changes to European economies.

Aug. 02, 2022

BeWell

EPSU joins major European project on health workers’ skills

Ensuring training provision for health workers meets current and future demands is a major issue and EPSU is pleased to be involved with a new European Union-funded project that will attempt to address this challenge.

Feb. 01, 2021

EPSU-PSI joint policy staff meeting January 2021

EPSU and PSI policy staff meet to discuss priorities and the year ahead

We met to consider the major issues for 2021 and coordinate our work.

Aug. 07, 2020

European Civil Society for a more ambitious European Union Multi-annual Financial Framework

EPSU supports demands of European Civil Society for a more ambitious European Union Multi-annual Financial Framework

EPSU supports a call for a more ambitious financial agreement, taking account of the concerns of civil society and people in Europe.

Sep. 26, 2019

EPSU Congress June 2019 Programme of Action leaflet

EPSU Congress : Programme of Action

This programme of action highlights the main priorities for EPSU over the next Congress period and is set out on the basis of three main themes

Dec. 05, 2018

Courageous and immediate policy action needed to reduce health impacts of climate change

New research published in "The Lancet" ahead of the COP24 shows that emissions, climate change and rising temperatures are already exposing people around the globe to unacceptably high health risks.

Dec. 19, 2017

PUBLIC SERVICES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COVER

EPSU feature on adaptation to climate change

The heatwaves and droughts, storms and flooding that have hit Europe and other parts of the world this summer have left no doubt about the devastating consequences of extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Sep. 12, 2016

ILO Guidelines on Recruitment step forward to address exploitation of migrants workers

(12 September 2016) The ILO took a big step forward to protect the rights of migrant workers with the adoption of guidance for fair recruitment, 7 September 2016. The guidelines