The voice of 8 million European public service workers

EP

Sort by

Date

Jul. 02, 2025

EPSU staff holding 'No to Austerity' Public Service Day banners.

Workers across Europe say no to austerity on Public Service Day

Workers across Europe marked Public Service Day by calling for an end to austerity and demanding that public services be placed at the centre of Europe’s future.

Jun. 17, 2025

Digital billboard in a metro station showing a campaign poster with three healthcare workers and the text: “We care for you when you need it. We deserve fair pay & good jobs. MEPs in the EU Parliament’s Internal Market Committee: care for EU procurement rules that support collective bargaining.”

European Federations: public funds must go to companies with collective agreement

European trade union federations are running a billboard campaign calling on MEPs to protect collective agreements in public procurement revision.

Jun. 04, 2025

NSDPP logos and network name

Procurement reform must prioritise people, sustainability and public value

EPSU calls on MEPs to prioritise a sustainable, fair, and human-centric approach to public procurement in the EU.

May. 22, 2025

hearing on firefighters

EPSU Firefighters Network speaks at the European Parliament

Firefighters called for the harmonisation of health and safety regulations during a hearing on cross-border firefighters.

Apr. 08, 2025

World Health Day 2025 demonstration

EPSU takes action on World Health Day

Public service unions used World Health Day to call attention to poor working time in healthcare.

Mar. 27, 2025

A group of protesters gathers outside the European Commission in Brussels, holding banners, flags, and signs opposing the EU Omnibus proposal. Messages include "Due Diligence Now" and "Climate Democracy Dies in Darkness." EPSU flags and trade union banners are visible. The European Commission building in the background displays a banner reading "For Our Future 2024-2029."

European trade union movement calls on European Parliament to reject Omnibus package

EPSU has joined the ETUC and other European trade union federations to condemn the Omnibus proposal.

Mar. 13, 2025

A close-up of a single strand of barbed wire against a clear blue sky. The twisted metal and sharp barb are slightly rusted, contrasting with the bright background.

Commission’s new deportation plans violate human rights and fuel the far-right narrative

New deportation plans threaten human rights, fuel far-right narratives, and ignore the need for fair and sustainable migration policies.

Mar. 12, 2025

Three people stand together in a hallway outside a room with signs indicating it is the 'Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.' They are wearing ID badges and carrying documents, appearing to be attending or leaving a meeting.

MEPs hear from childcare workers on Parliament daycare

Workers from the European Parliament's daycare told MEPs about instability and working conditions.

Mar. 06, 2025

A group of seven people, four seated and three standing, pose around a wooden meeting table in a professional setting with large windows behind them. Some have papers and notebooks in front of them. The group includes men and women in business and smart-casual attire, with name tags visible on some attendees.

Young workers need a Traineeship Directive that protects the most vulnerable

A group of young Irish trade unionists visited Brussels to call for an ambitious Traineeship Directive.

Mar. 05, 2025

A joint statement banner with bold text reading 'Europe needs an ambitious Social Fund.' Behind it, a document titled 'Time for ambition: The EU needs a strong Social Fund to live up to its commitments' is visible, featuring multiple organisational logos.

Europe needs an ambitious and independent Social Fund

The next EU budget must include a strong Social Fund to drive social cohesion.

Jan. 30, 2025

Health is an EU priority say MEPs from new SANTE committee

EPSU and MEPs participated in launch of white paper on quality care as an EU priority.

Jan. 24, 2025

Logos of organisations in the Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement (NSDPP). Includes EASPD, European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBH, EFBWW, FETBB), ENSIE, Electronics Watch, EPSU, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, RREUSE, Social Platform, Social Services Europe, and Swedwatch.

Civil society organisations call for public procurement reform to achieve sustainable development goals

NSDPP urges MEPs to prioritise sustainability, social justice and transparency in revision.

Nov. 22, 2024

Public service workers mobilising in Europe as Executive meets

Leaders of Europe’s public service unions have united in solidarity with workers fighting for better pay and working conditions.

Nov. 15, 2024

EN
FR

scandal at the european parliament creche is growing

Concerns raised as European Parliament award daycare contract to People&baby subsidiary

Reports that the European Parliament has awarded its public tender for the daycare services of the European Parliament (Wayenberg crèche) to a company linked to the controversial French multinational People&baby are very worrying.

Sep. 25, 2024

Open letter Next Generation 2.0 - September 2024

EPSU supports call for Next Generation 2.0 Fund

EPSU, along with other civil society organisations and unions, has co-signed a letter urging the European Parliament to establish a Next Generation 2.0 fund.