Electricity, 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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Jan. 11, 2010
Denmark and Sweden defending collective agreements and supplementary pensions before ECJ
Press Communication, 11 January 2010 The European Court of Justice is organising a hearing in the case of the European Commission versus Germany (C-271-08), 12 January 2010, Luxembourg. The Commission
Apr. 14, 2010
ETUC collective bargaining committee debates minimum wages, short-time working and crisis in Ireland
(14 April 2010) The ETUC’s Collective Bargaining Committee met yesterday (13 April 2010) to discuss recent developments across Europe with a particular focus on a major agreement on short-time working
Apr. 05, 2011
ETUC meeting debates Euro-Plus Pact, economic governance and attacks on trade union rights in Romania
The ETUC's collective bargaining committee met on 4 April with over 30 participants from national confederations in 16 countries and five representatives from the European industry federations. The first part
Apr. 14, 2011
Public service unions stress need to address opt-out and on-call time in working time debate
(April 18 2011) Meeting yesterday in Brussels the Executive Committee of the European Federation of Public Services Unions (EPSU) confirmed its position on the Working Time Directive and in particular