Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining – trends and developments
Collective bargaining is a core activity of trade unions and EPSU’s affiliates negotiate with public service employers at every level. This can range from national public-sector wide bargaining to sector and local negotiations with public sector employers but also private and non-profit providers of public services. EPSU works with the European Trade Union Confederation to try to improve collective bargaining rights for all workers across Europe. We also act as a European information point so that EPSU affiliates are aware of trends in public service negotiations. EPSU’s collective bargaining newsletter provides regular updates on developments across Europe.
Relevance
Sep. 15, 2006
European integration - analysis of the role of trade unions and EPSU in Economic and Monetary Union
An interesting article as been published in an academic journal which analysis the role of trade union responses to changing production relations that accompanied the process of European integration and
Mar. 28, 2008
Ver.di says arbitration proposals would mean further cut in real pay for workers - further strike action likely
(28 March 2008) After five rounds of negotiations unions and employers agreed earlier this month to appoint an arbitration committee to come up with proposals to help resolve their differences
Jul. 30, 2005
Collective Bargaining - useful links
- [Online European industrial relations dictionary->www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/industrialrelations/dictionary/] ETUC web pages on: - [collective bargaining->http://www.etuc.org/r/792] - [social dialogue->http://www.etuc.org/r/59] [ETUC web pages on key legal cases on collective bargaining->http://www.etuc.org/r/846] [ETUI page on key