Solidarity
Supporting campaigns, strikes and protests
Solidarity is a core area of our joint European trade union work There are common elements to many of the actions of public service unions as we fight for better pay and working conditions or when we defend trade union rights or protest against privatisation and attacks on public services. Any expression of solidarity is welcomed by unions and it can be a real boost to their campaign when EPSU, its affiliates and other trade union organisations, not only send messages of support but also messages of protest to companies, employers and governments. This briefing gives examples of our solidarity work in recent years.
Date
Mar. 30, 2006
EPSU German affiliate Ver.di get strong show of support for ongoing strike action
(30 March) Ver.di General Secretary Frank Bsirske yesterday addressed more than 12.000 demonstrators in Hannover, the capital of Lower Saxony. The strikers came mainly from university clinics. The Ver.di leader
Mar. 28, 2006
La FSESP soutient la journée d'action du 28 mars 2006 contre le contrat première embauche en France
La Fédération Syndicale européenne des Services Publics (FSESP), représentant 8 millions de fonctionnaires et d'agents publics en Europe, apporte son soutien à ses affiliés français pour la journée d'action interprofessionnelle
Oct. 12, 2005
EPSU Italian Affiliates hold National Rally against Services directive (15 October)
Italian Affiliate of EPSU, CGIL, is at the forefront of a National Rally ([CGIL->http://www.cgil.it/documenti/NoBolkestein/]) to highlight the necessity of fundamental rights being enshrined in public policy. The rally, on 15