The voice of 8 million European public service workers

Jun 05

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024 Brussels Belgium

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024

Utilities, Local and Regional Government, Social Services, Energy

Sort by

Date

Apr. 03, 2024

on the European Commission Recommendation for a 2040 emissions reduction target

Quality public services are essential to achieving EU decarbonisation targets

EPSU has published its position on the Commission’s new 2040 climate targets.

Mar. 14, 2024

EPSU Standing Committee on Utilities, 5 March 2024, Brussels

Towards a just transition: 60th EPSU Utilities standing committee

The committee discussed, amongst others, strategies to address the energy crisis, related green and social challenges and EU climate target for 2040.

Feb. 22, 2024

banner ENEL

International support to Italian ENEL workers

Filctem-CGIL, Flaei-CISL, and Uiltec-UIL are currently mobilising in protest of Enel Group’s decision to make unilateral changes in working hours arrangements, outsourcing operations on the electricity grid, and refusing to renew the remote work agreement.

Dec. 19, 2023

Energy poverty

Big win for the right to energy: a prohibition on disconnections in Europe

Last week, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to reform the EU’s electricity market design (EMD).

Dec. 15, 2023

COP28: new wins for workers and an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, but no explicit commitments

After two weeks of tough negotiations, COP28 has just concluded with an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner.

Oct. 30, 2023

People over polluters rally, 25 October 2023, Brussels

People over polluters rally organised by the Fossil Free Politics coalition

The Fossil Free Politics coalition launched its People over Polluters declaration at a rally in Brussels in front of the European Commission.

Oct. 30, 2023

EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities 4 October 2023, Brussels

Decarbonization, European Parliament elections and energy transition updates at the Utilities Standing Committee

The 59th meeting of the Standing Committee on Utilities took place on 4 October.

Jun. 13, 2023

banner solidarity

EPSU backs firefighters and care staff in latest industrial action

EPSU has sent solidarity greetings to two affiliates who are the latest public service unions to take industrial action to tackle staffing shortages and win better pay and conditions.

May. 24, 2023

For a ban on disconnections

New Right to Energy manifesto calls for a European ban on energy disconnections

The Right to Energy coalition has launched a manifesto advocating for a European ban on energy disconnections, urging the European Parliament to leverage the demand as they review the European Commission’s proposal to revise the energy market.

Mar. 30, 2023

EPSU Waste management in Europe report March 2023

International Day of Zero Waste: Europe needs a social and cultural transformation

The transition towards a circular economy is a flagship policy of the EU’s Green Deal – but it cannot be achieved without quality jobs based on collective bargaining.

Mar. 15, 2023

EU Electricity market EPSU web banner

Proposed reform is a band-aid for a failing electricity market

The European Commission’s newly published draft proposal to reform the EU’s electricity market design delivers only superficial changes to the current electricity market design.

Mar. 09, 2023

EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities 1st March 2023

Energy, waste and water unions meet in Brussels for the 58th EPSU Utilities committee

On March 1st trade unions from across Europe met in Brussels to discuss developments in the energy, waste and water sector.

Feb. 14, 2023

Exit ECT

Energy Charter Treaty: time to move from reform to exit

The European Commission says that an EU exit from the Energy Charter Treaty seems “unavoidable”, recommending a joint EU withdrawal.

Dec. 20, 2022

EPSU banner New REPowerEU energy deal a step forward – but not far enough

New REPowerEU energy deal a step forward – but not far enough

The Council of the European Union and European Parliament have struck a series of deals aimed at diversifying Europe’s energy supplies, accelerating the deployment of renewable energy and reducing emissions.

Nov. 24, 2022

Energy

European energy ministers cannot waste more time

Europe’s energy ministers are gathering in Brussels on Thursday, 24 November for an Extraordinary Council to discuss the ongoing energy crisis.