Strike, Energy
Date
Feb. 29, 2012
Addressing energy poverty and creating jobs – UK campaign and EU Energy efficiency directive
(29 February 2012) A broad coalition of trade unions including EPSU affiliates like UNITE, FBU and GMB, environmental organisations such as Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and WWF, anti-poverty campaigners
Feb. 27, 2012
Networks will be more complex, need more investment and have a golden age before them
(27 February 2012) Electricity networks are gaining more importance in recent European policy discussions. The internal market obliges transmission operators to build more interconnection links. Electricity produced from renewables make
Feb. 27, 2012
First Steering Committee considers experts to carry out mapping of skills, labour market research covering the gas sector
(28 February 2012) Representatives of the employers (Eurogas) and the trade unions met to consider the bids that were received on a call for tender to map the bodies and
Jan. 25, 2012
Electricity union in Northern Cyprus achieves victory – government withdraw privatisation proposals
(25 January 2012) When the authorities of Northern Cyprus introduced plans to privatise the electricity company the union started an [indefinite strike on 19 January 2012->art8354] Production stopped. The government
Jan. 20, 2012
Electricity union in Northern Cyprus launches indefinite strike against privatisation
- [update->art8355] (20 January 2012) Workers in the North Cyprus electricity company KIB-TEK started strike action on 19 January 2012. The strike hits electricity production and effects several business activities
Jan. 09, 2012
Solidarity for Greek electricity workers who face jail over actions to defend the poorest
(9 January 2012) Last November, Greek trade unionists of the union [GENOP-DEI->http://www.genop.gr/] took action to defend Greek citizens against the measures imposed as part of the different austerity measures. They
Dec. 19, 2011
Fighting privatisation of the electricity company in Northern Cyprus
(19 December 2011) The Turkish Cypriot electricity union EL-SEN has been fighting the privatisation and unbundling of the Northern Cypriot electricity company [Kib-Tec->http://www.kibtek.com/] for several years now. Together with other
Dec. 09, 2011
Joint position gas social partners on Energy road maps 2050 – includes social dimension and just transition
(Brussels, 9 December 2011) The social partners agreed a joint position on the energy roadmaps 2050 at the plenary meeting in [November 2011->http://www.epsu.org/a/8142]. The consultations have now finished and the