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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.

Jun. 01, 2023

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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.

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. 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.

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.

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

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

Apr. 03, 2019

ver.di supporting health action day 1st April 2019

Verdi health and social services against commercialisation and privatisation. In solidarity with DISK President standing trial

Leading activists of Verdi in the health and social services joined European actions against the privatisation and commercialisation of health and social care.

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.

Apr. 12, 2018

EPSU Policy staff for Health & Social Services M. Maucher at SIPTU seminar on paramedics April 2018

Meeting the challenges and winning respect for ambulance workers

On 6 April 2018 SIPTU organised in Dublin the seminar "Meeting the Challenges – Winning Respect". It brought together about 40 members and workers’ representatives working in the National Ambulance Service.

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.