Jun. 01, 2006 Bureau EWC SUEZ meets amid rumours of eminent hostile bid of ENEL The merger project between Suez and Gas de France is meeting hurdles. For the merger to go ahead, the French government needs to change the law which prevents privatisation of
Jun. 14, 2006 SUEZ European Works Councils demands social guarantees before merger The Suez EWC discussed the merger with Gas de France. It concluded that before expressing itself for or against the merger guarantees were needed with regard to employment, information and
Jun. 28, 2006 First European Works Council in private health care company Capio is the first health care company to conclude a European Works Council agreement. Privatisation of health care contributes to the creation of multinationals in this sector. {{“EPSU firmly believes
Jul. 01, 2006 Negotiations start in Suez: employment policy main issue of first meeting (24 August 2006) The Bureau of the European Works Council of Suez and the French Trade unions have started negotiations with management to define a social policy for the company
Jul. 07, 2006 Transnational bargaining As part of its Social Agenda for the period 2005-2010, the European Commission initiated a discussion on setting up an optional legal framework for transnational bargaining. For more, read the
Sep. 10, 2006 New European Works Council: ENEL (19 September 2006) A delegation of the trade unions met with management of ENEL to discuss the composition of the special negotiating body and training for these representatives. ENEL has
Sep. 25, 2006 First meeting European Works Council of Veolia Environment Following the signing of the agreement in October 2005 the first meeting of the EWC took place 21 September 2006. Trade union representatives met 20 September to prepare. Work programme
Sep. 26, 2006 Transparency for Private Equity Funds The EPSU EWC Coordinators considered the role of Private Equity Funds. A paper of PSIRU was discussed. The two main concerns are that private equity funds often operate on a
Oct. 11, 2006 Polish utility unions standing up to multinational companies Polish utilities are one of Europe's prime battlefields for foreign operators. Following privatisation of several municipal services, almost all European waste and energy companies are active in Poland. The giant
Oct. 13, 2006 Suez negotiating group considers decent wages and profit-sharing Discussions continued to consider what a decent wage is. This should also be linked to decent wage development, which should include compensation for inflation to protect purchasing power and sharing
Oct. 23, 2006 EWC SUEZ meets but lacks important information on merger project The European Works Council of Suez met 23-26 October. It held a preparatory and a debriefing meeting. It met in plenary with Suez CEO Mr. Mestrallet. The main issue of
Dec. 14, 2006 Unions in Aguas Barcelona meet up The Spanish company Aquas Barcelona has acquired recently Bristol Water in the UK. The UK unions are concerned about the long-term commitments of the company given the many changes they
Apr. 03, 2007 Czech Energy Company CEZ concludes European Works Council agreement Press Communication (3 April) The agreement is believed to be the first exclusively New Member States European Works Council and will have representatives from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland and Romania
Apr. 23, 2007 Steady progress with European Works Councils in EPSU areas (23 April 2007) The EPSU EWC coordinators discussed recent developments. The EPSU Deputy General presented the recent EWC agreement which was reached with the Czech company CEZ and signed by
May. 21, 2007 Towards an European Works Council in Italian energy company ENEL Union representatives from Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Spain met with management of the Italian energy company ENEL to discuss the establishment of a European Works Council. EPSU was represented