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TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024 Brussels Belgium

TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024

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Apr. 03, 2024

EPSU Early Childhood Education and Care Network meeting

EPSU Early Childhood Education and Care Network discuss need for improved dialogue and the establishment of European Works Councils

On the 26 March EPSU Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) network members met for the first time in 2024 and welcomed 5 new members to the network.

Nov. 17, 2022

European Parliament Special Committee on COVID-19 pandemic

EPSU speaks to the COVI Committee in the European Parliament

On November 14, 2022, the COVI Committee held the first of a series of discussions to assess the socio-economic consequences of the pandemic.

Sep. 27, 2022

Latvia

Latvia: health union takes further action on pay

Members of the LVSADA health and social care trade union are today involved in their second bout of warning strikes in two months as they put pressure on the government to deliver higher pay across the sector.

Nov. 25, 2021

General strike of FSSHK in health services in Kosovo 25 November 2021

EPSU Executive Committee supports the general strike of FSSHK in health services in Kosovo

EPSU Executive Committee sent a solidarity letter to the Federation of Health Trade Unions of Kosovo (FSSHK) for their general strike in the public health institutions on 25th November 2021.

Jul. 14, 2021

Penny Clarke, EPSU, speaking at EU debate on long-term care and pension, July 2021

EU debate on long-term care and pension adequacy reports

On 12-13 July the European Commission organised a conference to debate the findings of two major reports on Long-Term Care and Pension Adequacy in an Ageing Society.

Feb. 17, 2021

Elder care

Germany: new agreement in eldercare provides pay boost for thousands

EPSU affiliate ver.di has just negotiated a brand new collective agreement that covers around 70000 workers in eldercare for the first time.

Dec. 18, 2019

health care

Europe’s public health systems: death by a thousand cuts

The 2008 financial crash increased demand for public health systems across the EU, and at the same time reduced expenditure (WHO 2014).

Dec. 18, 2019

Large health sector strike in Northern Ireland

Healthcare services will be heavily disrupted today as paramedics, nurses, and other healthcare workers are going on strike.

Dec. 06, 2019

Protest pension reforms in France, 5 December 2019

Massive actions, demonstrations and strikes to protest pension reforms in France yesterday

The French government has proposed changes to the pension system in France. These changes face opposition of all French unions.

Oct. 24, 2019

Care workers fight back!

By 2030, it is estimated that 500,000 care home beds will be needed in the EU to accommodate the boom in the aging population.

Oct. 07, 2019

World Day for Decent Work 2019 PSI banner

The Fight for Decent Work – PSI statement on World Day for Decent Work

On this global day of acton, PSI draws attention to the devaluation of work which has a huge impact not only on workers but also on the citizens they serve.

Oct. 03, 2019

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EPSU tells employers on WDDW: tackle staff shortages in care. Workers deserve respect, higher pay and better working conditions

Europe’s people want quality services for the young, the disabled, the elderly and all in need of care.

Sep. 07, 2018

Building company networks and EWCs in health and social services meeting 4 September 2018

Trade unionists from all over Europe agree to step up efforts to build networks in health and social care multinationals

On 4 September, more than 40 trade union representatives from 15 European countries met in Brussels to discuss how to coordinate their activities in multinational enterprises in the health and social care sectors.

Sep. 03, 2018

health workers in hospital

Health union makes breakthrough on jobs and workloads

At the end of last week, health service union ver.di secured an agreement on jobs, workloads and training at university hospitals in Düsseldorf and Essen in the North-Rhine Westfalia region of Germany.

Apr. 30, 2018

Public sector unions clinch final deal to complete negotiations

At around 21.00 on Friday night an agreement was secured in the state sector, marking the fourth and final deal covering all public sector workers across Denmark.