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Nov. 24, 2016

Solidarity with Belgian unions fighting for jobs and quality care

Thousands of workers in the Belgian social / non-profit descend on Brussels 24 November. They demand of the government to continue the agreements that ensured that stress was addressed, older workers could reach the pension age healthy and which offered younger workers a perspective to work in the sector.

Jan. 31, 2017

EPSU backs striking municipal workers in Turkey

(31 January 2017) Today EPSU sent a message of solidarity to the Genel-İş municipal workers' union whose members are on strike in Karabağlar, a district of İzmir province in western

Apr. 26, 2017

The European Federation of Public Service unions supports the protest of the health workers in Kosovo

We continue to support your protest. The employer has not been serious and there still is a lack of a concrete and substantial offer that comes close to the workers demands.

Jun. 27, 2017

What is Green Collective Bargaining?

In 1987, the United Nations published the Brundtland Report which argued that sustainable development to tackle climate change should be based on three pillars - economic, social and environmental.

Jul. 04, 2017

Reclaiming PS

Remunicipalisation becomes an unstoppable trend

The latest research from the Transnational Institute, with the support of EPSU as a leading partner has been published. This report confirms what EPSU was been arguing for years, that privatisation has not worked.

Oct. 17, 2017

Solidarity with Italian firefighters

Italian firefighters are demonstrating for better pay and pensions, for more funding for the fire services and for improved staffing.

Oct. 25, 2017

Serbia: EPSU supports union’s criticisms of pay system

EPSU sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Serbia and to the Minister of Public Administration and Local Government. It highlights the concerns of Serbian trade unions organising in health and social care regarding a new system for the classification of professions and related pay grades for public service workers.

Nov. 10, 2017

Social dialogue Committee for Local and Regional Government adopts new work programme

The Committee for local and regional government bringing together EPSU and CEMR members have adopted a new work programme for 2018-2019.

Feb. 02, 2018

EPSU supports Italian affiliates mobilisation to speed up negotiations

It is now 14 months since EPSU’s Italian affiliates signed a framework agreement covering public sector workers.

Feb. 05, 2018

©CanStockPhoto obencem Giving helping hands for elderly people

Care workers plan strike action over funding and pay

Workers in the not-for-profit care sector in Ireland are planning industrial action on 14 February over funding and pay.

Feb. 06, 2018

ELA, LAB, UGT y USO home care workers Bilbao Basque region

Homecare workers continue action over pay, working conditions and service quality

Trade unions representing home care workers in the Basque region are planning two further days of industrial action.

Feb. 09, 2018

EPSU collective bargainining newsletter 9 February 2018

Care workers are moving - EPSU’s Collective Bargaining News – unique information on agreements, research, actions of Europe’s public service trade unions

The new issue of EPSU’s Collective Bargaining News is out, the third this year.

Apr. 25, 2018

photo protest 26 April 2018 Federatia Sanitas Romania

Health workers' action leads to progress on pay, bonuses and collective bargaining

Action by health and social care workers on Monday 7 May helped lead to an agreement with the government on a number of trade union demands on pay and bonuses.

Jun. 15, 2018

EPSU calls for equal labour and social rights for migrant domestic and care workers

On the occasion of International Domestic Workers' Day (16 June), EPSU supports the call of a network of civil society organisations to recognise labour and social rights of migrant domestic workers and migrant care workers

Jun. 21, 2018

Roscommon county council photo from Forsa website, Ireland

EPSU sends solidarity to Roscommon County Council workers on strike

Today Roscommon country council workers are on all out strike. Roscommon County Council is a municipality in the west of Ireland. It serves a population of about 65,000 people.