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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024 Brussels Belgium

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024

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Sep. 15, 2023

6th Foundational Economy Conference, Vienna

Water struggles and climate change

Water is a public good and European water policy must be orientated towards this. A European Water Strategy must be based on recognising the human rights to water and sanitation based on publicly owned water services.

Jun. 01, 2022

on strike - en grève French energy unions

French energy unions take action over pay

On June 2 energy unions in France are on strike. They strike over the erosion of purchasing power of their members.

Aug. 02, 2021

Protest at French permanent representation EU in Brussels in solidarity with French workers EDF, 19 September 2019

French energy unions achieve major success - dismantling and privatisation of energy company stopped

Following several years of battle, the French energy unions and their allies achieved a major victory when the French government withdrew the plan to dismantle energy company EDF.

Dec. 10, 2020

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French trade unions mobilise over restructuring in the energy sector

EPSU stands in solidarity with French trade unions in the energy sector CGT Mines-Énergies, CFE-CGC Énergies, FO Énergie et Mines and FCE-CFDT that are mobilizing against massive restructuring plans in the multinational energy companies ENGIE and EDF.

Nov. 20, 2020

Solidarity with EDF and ENGIE workers fighting against restructuring projects

On November 26, workers in the French multinational electric utility companies ENGIE and EDF are mobilising to defend the future of their jobs, the public energy sector and to demand the suspension of the companies’ current restructuring projects.

Sep. 19, 2019

protest at French permanent representation E U in Brussels in solidarity with French workers EDF

EPSU supports striking workers EDF in Brussels

A delegation of EPSU and the Belgian union Gazelco took the protests of the French energy unions to the French permanent delegation in Brussels. We showed our solidarity with the French unions in EDF, a dominantly state-owned company.

Oct. 22, 2018

Cover page report Eurodad PPS history repppeated

Report exposes further problems with public-private partnerships

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) can end up leaving citizens and the public sector facing higher costs, greater risk, less transparency and more complexity than the public sector alternative.

Aug. 31, 2016

Just transition should be part of EU Energy Union says EPSU

(31 August 2016) Shop stewards of the Austrian electricity industry voiced their concerns over the EU Energy Union. It lacks concrete proposals to accompany the transition towards a decarbonized economy