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Apr. 04, 2024

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World Health Day action place Luxembourg

Press statement: European mobilisation on 7 April

This Sunday is World Health Day. This year is marked by the upcoming European elections. Three civil society organisations representing health and care workers, users, campaigners, NGOs and other associations will mark the day by calling for health issues to be placed at the forefront of the European agenda – a demand many citizens agree with.

Mar. 19, 2024

Social partners take action against third-party violence and harassment at work

An unprecedented number of European sectoral trade unions and employers launched negotiations on third-party violence and harassment at work on Tuesday, 19 March 2024, with the support of the European Commission.

Mar. 04, 2024

Social Dialogue meeting with Commissioner Schmit, 19 February 2024

Schmit reassures social partners for central governments their digitalisation agreement is in friends’ hands

In a meeting held at the Berlaymont on 19 February, Commissioner Schmit welcomed the EU sectoral agreement on digitalisation and the signatory social partners’ request to implement it through EU legislation.

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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 [email protected].

Apr. 08, 2024

2024 April EPSU Collective Bargaining Newsletter No.8

Netherlands

State sector deal delivers higher pay and action on harassment
Spain

Unions to launch dispute in Tax Agency
Slovenia

Collective bargaining stalemate in public sector
Bulgaria

Pay increases of 12%-18% for state administration workers
Germany

Union agrees 23-month deal in gas, water and energy
Portugal

Pay rise in water – action in waste
Greece

Confederation calls for 24-hour public sector strike on 21 May
Finland

Confederation suspends political strikes
Norway

Industrial agreement sets clear marker for public sector negotiations
Sweden

Agreement, conciliation and dispute in municipal sector
U.K.

Industrial action secures lump sum payments
Czech Republic

Health union rejects labour code changes

2024 March EPSU Collective Bargaining Newsletter No.7

Ireland

Public sector workers back new collective agreement
Europe

ETUC says cost-of-living crisis is not over for millions of workers
Global

ILO adopts agreement on living wages
Germany

Regional government agreement to apply to church employees
U.K.

Union wins sick pay for 19000 care workers
Italy

Official figures reveal scale of attacks on health workers
Spain

Dispute in Ministry of Justice continues
Netherlands

Provincial government agreement out for consultation and vote
Europe

Study investigates factors influencing low pay
Sweden

Union survey reveals persistence of gender discrimination
Romania

Pressure from unions delivers in health and social care
Estonia

Health unions negotiate 10%+ pay increases

2024 March EPSU Collective Bargaining Newsletter No.6

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Sweden

Unions taking different approaches to working time
Croatia

Pay increases average 13.5% as new public sector pay system implemented
Italy

National strike of housing workers over collective agreements
Germany

Health insurance workers strike to secure better pay offer
Sweden

Health union looks to shorter full-time hours to tackle overwork
Ireland

Health union calls for end to recruitment freeze
Finland

Two weeks of strikes against government programme
Spain

Unions want pay increase confirmed and austerity measures repealed
U.K.

Civil service union plans new campaign on pay and jobs
Austria

Workers in religious hospitals to get 8.3% pay increase
Europe

Briefing finds minimum wage directive already having an impact
Europe

EPSU and ETUC welcome last-minute deal on platform directive

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