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EPSU sets post-Covid priorities and foresees an action day on 23 June 2021
The pandemic continues to rage across Europe and beyond. As governments start to contemplate their vaccination strategies, there will be additional pressures on the health workforce which still has to cope with need to catch up with many delayed treatments. Years of austerity and underfunding have
Collective Bargaining news
Collective Bargaining news is EPSU’s newsletter covering developments in collective bargaining and pay and conditions in the public services across Europe. As well as general editions, EPSU also produces some special issues focusing on key topics such as minimum wages, trade union rights, pensions and economic governance. Further special issues are planned for the future. Please send us short updates on collective bargaining in your country so that we can improve the coverage of the newsletter. You can send them to rpond@epsu.org.
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Spain
Series of actions in health and social care
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Sweden
Strike action possible in private care companies
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Slovenia
Unions angered by change to dismissal and retirement rights
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North Macedonia
Union expresses concern about application of collective agreement
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Netherlands
Waste workers aim for 5% increase
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Germany
Union calls for clear national rules in childcare during pandemic
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Austria
Increase in minimum pay rates for childcare workers
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U.K.
Gas workers strike over attack on pay and conditions
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France
Health and social care unions continue mobilisations
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Russia
Legislation improves telework rights
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Europe
Report highlights challenges for European and national social dialogue
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Portugal
Unions address pay and risk supplement for waste workers
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Italy
Public sector strike leads to meeting with ministers
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Ireland
Unions negotiate new public sector agreement and achieve breakthrough in pay dispute
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Denmark
Action on equal pay and low pay tops negotiating agenda
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Germany
Pay rise and Corona bonus for energy workers
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Norway
Priests on strike while childcare workers win pension improvements
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Italy
Energy unions address restructuring threat
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Portugal
Nurses and waste workers in action
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Netherlands
Union prepares for state sector negotiations
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U.K.
Education support staff reject pay offer and pay freeze
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Europe
Rise in in-work poverty shows need for action on minimum wages and collective bargaining
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Spain
Prison unions meet minister to push for progress on pay, employment and reform
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Europe
Report highlights challenges facing workers in long-term care