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Last week we
received the news that the French multinationals must comply with the
law. No water provider may cut-off or disconnect service from a primary
residence, even if the bills have not been paid. This decision is
final, there will be no appeal. On Friday, 29 May, France’s
Constitutional (...)
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(5 June 2015)
The EPSU supported an initiative of its affiliates in Central Europe
and organised a Conference for Culture Workers from Hungary, Czech
Republic, Slovakia and Austria in Visegrad on 2-3 June 2015. The reason
for such a conference was that the sector of the culture has
been (...)
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(EPSU Press
release, 5 June 2015) New evidence of breaches of fundamental human
rights in embassies and diplomats’ homes in Europe. A new study on the
legal situation and problems of staff working in embassies and diplomat
employers’ homes in Europe and possible remedies was carried out by
the (...)
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(4 June 2015)
On behalf of 20 million public service workers EPSU and ETUCE
(education) wrote to the Members of the European Parliament asking them
to keep public services out of the agreement on the Transatlantic trade
and investment partnership between the EU and the US. The
European (...)
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(3 June 2015)
Trade unions from several countries discussed the implications of trade
agreements for cultural services. They concluded that TTIP could have
negative consequences for municipalities, regional and central
governments and the cultural services they supply. More competition is
not (...)
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(2 June 2015)
European Works Council’s Representatives from Finland, France, Germany,
Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, the United
Kingdom and Spain met on 28 of May to further discuss the transposition
of the Gdf-Suez European Group Agreement on Strategic
Workforce (...)
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(1st June 2015)
This week trade unions around the world are campaigning and lobbying to
show their support for an ambitious climate agreement as talks in
UNFCCC take place to prepare for the Climate Change Conference in
December in Paris. Trade Unions want Just Transition for the workers to
be (...)
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(1st June 2015)
ITUC Climate Justice Frontline’s briefing sets out union plans for a
climate deal in 2015. The world’s people want their governments to deal
with the pollution that is causing climate change. According to the
ITUC Global Poll of the general public in fourteen countries, 73
per (...)
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(29 May 2015)
EPSU calls for EP plenary vote on TTIP to ‘replay’ ISDS vote, stick to
commitments on public services, and protect workers’ rights In the run
up to the plenary vote on TTIP in the European Parliament on 10 June
2015, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) calls
on (...)
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(28 May 2015)
After months of struggle, the dismissed workers and their union
Dev-Saglik-Is saw a judge rule that the workers need to be re-instated
or the company has to pay significant compensation. This is the first
verdict applying to around 1/3 of the workers concerned. Other verdicts
are (...)
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(27 May 2015)
In a position adopted last week CEMR critically addresses TTIP and asks
for commitments that must comply with local and regional autonomy. It
asks that market access commitments in TTIP must comply with local and
regional autonomy and clearly states that public services must
be (...)
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(26 May 2015)
"We want transparency" read the banner of the workers and
union leaders from the nuclear power station of PAKS which they
unfolded in front of the building of the European Commission. These
workers want that the employer and the government (100% owner) provide
more detail of the (...)
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