Social Dialogue

EPSU representative Adam Rogalewski participated in a dedicated hearing organised by the European Commission with the social partners on the New Occupational Safety and Health Strategic Framework 2021-2027.

The European Sectoral Social Dialogue for Gas was first established in 2008 with a reinforcement of actions in 2019 and is supported by the European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion.

(Press Release - 26 March 2021) The European Parliament voted yesterday late afternoon to support the Stop Cancer at Work campaign’s demands.

Violence at work, gender inequality and the treatment of migrants regularly grab headlines.

Last week EPSU and HOSPEEM sent a letter to Commissioner Schmit about the European Commssion study on the protection of workers from exposure to hazardous medicinal products (HMP), including cytotoxic substances.

On the agenda of the LRG/HSS Social Services Working Group was the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, research into privatization of social services, social dialogue in social services and the workplan of the WG.

Over the past 2 years the European Social Partners in the electricity sector, industriAll European Trade Union, the European Public Service Union (EPSU), representing the trade unions and Eureletric, representing the employer organisations have engaged together with Spin360, in the project Skills2Power.

The EPSU affiliates of North East Europe expressed their concerns about developments in the region in the online meeting of the North East European constituency on 3 March. They received information about the situation in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine.

EPSU joined a dedicated hearing with social partners on the “sustainable corporate governance initiative” organised by Commission’s DG Justice and Consumers.

The EPSU General Secretary joined a panel discussion with European Commissioners Breton, Schmit and Kyriakides to underline the role of the social partners regarding skills in health and care.

EPSU calls for the withdrawal of legal proceedings against a French trade union delegate

This European Commission has given itself a strong mandate to develop the European social dialogue.

The Slovenian government rushed through a number of changes to the labour code without consultation with the unions.

The Advocate General Pikamäe delivered its Opinion in the appeal case brought by EPSU against the judgment of the General Court.