Oct. 20, 2005 Workers in EDF UK vote for industrial action Workers in EDF UK have voted for industrial action. The pay offer of the employer (EDF) has been insufficient and below inflation. EPSU recalls that unions in Europe strive towards
Oct. 18, 2005 Liberalisation hurts growth says new EPSU commissioned report Structural reform is part of the Lisbon Agenda. It meant to liberalise energy, post and transport amongst others. EPSU commissioned a report from the European Trade Union Institute to explore
Oct. 11, 2005 Energy unions firm in critique of electricity and gas market The unions reviewed an evaluation of the internal market which was done for EPSU by PSIRU, Europe's leading academic institution researching services of general interest. The study questions the benefits
Oct. 01, 2005 Platform of Demands South East European Energy Trade Unions The electricity and gas trade unions considered their joint demands regarding the social dimension of the internal market for electricity and gas during the seminar in Skopje. Consultations is currently
Sep. 20, 2005 A social pillar to SEE Energy Community - now - say energy unions (19 September 2005) The electricity and gas trade unions met to consider the next steps in the campaign to get the social pillar established of the South East European Energy
Sep. 19, 2005 Lack of dialogue over privatisation of utility could trigger industrial unrest 18 October 2005, update: the union reports that the government has reacted positively to our intervention, there have been meetings and a social package and new collective agreements are being
Sep. 18, 2005 Gli effetti della liberalizzazione del mercato elettrico in Italia Documento della Segreteria Nazionale FLAEI CISL redatto con la collaborazione dell'Ing Giuseppe Lo Verso Sommario Si vuole dimostrare come le novità legislative introdotte in Italia, a seguito della direttiva europea
Jun. 05, 2005 Restructuring contributed to US Black-Out, August 2003 (July 2005) A well-known group of US engineers was asked to evaluate the root causes of the US black-out. The authors see deregulation and restructuring as being the cause. Laws
Jun. 03, 2005 ETUC Balkan forum supports social dimension in Energy Treaty The ETUC Balkan Forum adopted the following declaration: Declaration of the Regional Conference of the ETUC Balkans Trade Union Forum Brussels, 18 June 2005 The leaders and experts of the
Jun. 01, 2005 ETUC Balkans Forum considers South East European Energy Treaty The ETUC organises the Forum to discuss with the trade unions in the region the different European developments. These concerned the future prospects for membership, the social dimension of Enlargement
May. 20, 2005 EPSU delegation meets Energy Commissioner, 23 March Commissioner Piebalgs: "The trade unions are an important stakeholder in European Energy Policy. I welcome the dialogue with the trade unions." For more please see our press release
Mar. 30, 2005 Europe's Energy Unions meet with Energy Commissioner Piebalgs Press release - 24 March 2005 A delegation of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) met with the Energy Commissioner, 23 March 2005. The meeting was positive. “The
Feb. 18, 2005 Russian and Ukrainian unions explore electricity reform PSI organised a seminar with the Russian and Ukrainian trade unions in the electricity and gas sector, 17-18 February 2005, Moscow. Privatisation, multinational companies, electricity as a social good and
Jan. 31, 2005 Unions build strength in Europe's energy companies 31 January 2005 Governments in Romania and Bulgaria have privatised several companies that distribute electricity. These companies have been taken-over by large existing European companies which thus continue to build