Water, 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.
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May. 16, 2002
Gas industry liberalisation, restructuring and employment in the European Union
- [Gas industry liberalisation, restructuring and employment in the European Union->art1869] by Steve Thomas, David Hall and Vladimir Popov Public Services International Research Unit, University of Greenwich, May 2002 For
May. 26, 2004
Verdi negotiators discuss coordination of collective bargaining in Europe
The German union Verdi brought its negotiators together to discuss the coordination of collective bargaining in Europe. Examples of European coordination such as in EPSU (wage coordination guideline, EPSUCOB@, social
Jun. 01, 2004
Building resistance to water privatisation
A large number of organisations, including EPSU/PSI met to consider European and international developments specifically in the water sector on 29 and 30 June in Brussels. A range of issues was considered: EU internal market, competition and water, EU water facility and EU water initiative, the Services Directive, water and GATS, Commission on Sustainable Development (UN) and water amongst others.