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Brussels, 25 June 2015 The European Trade Union Institute
(ETUI) last week issued edition 11 of the HesaMag (Health and Safety
Magazine) with a special report entitled "The nursing world at
tipping point". It is focusing on the challenges and problems to the
health and safety of health workers, (...)
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(25 June 2015) The European Union economy is picking up
again, but many factors are uncertain and it is not clear if the recovery
will persist, could be the summary of a discussion on the state of the
European economy in the macro-economic dialogue. The trade union side is
more cautious also (...)
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(24 June 2015) As our energy supply is at the heart of
climate change, we want the energy workers to be at the heart of policies
to combat climate change. They and their companies hold the key to
whether we achieve ambitious climate goals or not. Changes in energy
policy policies directly (...)
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(24 June 2015) This week negotiations on the final text
for the Sustainable Development Goals are taking place in the UN. The
outcome should be the final agreement that world leaders will sign for in
the Summit in September. We ask you to lobby your governments to include
references to Decent (...)
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(24 June 2015) One of the core priorities of the Juncker
Commission is the establishment of an Energy Union. It should assist the
EU in facing the challenge of climate change and especially energy
dependency. In line with the commitment of Juncker to favour the social
dialogue, the (...)
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(ETUCE-EPSU Press Release Brussels, 23 June 2015 -
Embargoed until 23rd June 10am) On 23 June the significant value and
virtues of public services are celebrated around the world. In the
context reaching agreement on the Post-2015 Development Agenda including
the Sustainable Development Goals (...)
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(23 June 2015) Addressing the increase of precarious work,
opposing the privatisation campaign of the rightwing government,
formulating the collective bargaining agenda for the new period and
reflecting on the importance of the forthcoming elections, close to 200
delegates of the Portuguese (...)
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(23 June 2015) Europe’s trade unions are in full support
with the demands of Greek workers and the unions to end the austerity
policies imposed on Greece. Greek workers should not be asked for more
pension cuts nor for more labour market liberalisation. Debt relief and
investment in the Greek (...)
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EPSU Statement – 23 June 2015 On 2 June, the EU Social
Dialogue Committee for Central Government, led by EPSU for the trade
union side, adopted a joint response to the EC Consultation on a possible
consolidation of three EU directives dealing with workers’ rights to
information and consultation (...)
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(23 June 2015) Tax revenue is the most important, reliable
and sustainable instrument to resource human rights says a statement of
an international coalition of tax justice groups including several with
whom PSI and EPSU have collaborated. The statement is part of a global
action week to draw (...)
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Second European Conference of Trade Union Services for
Migrants 15-16 June 2015 Brussels REPORT This conference was organised by
ETUC to expose the results accomplished by the network of Union Migrant
Net, and to discuss its future. Union Migrant Net is a social on-line
platform created by ETUC (...)
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(19 June 2015) Below the latest update from EPSU that
focuses on trade and public services. This edition focuses on: the vote
on 10 June in the European Parliament (EP) on the EP report on TTIP
recent exchanges with the European Commission (EC) on health and TTIP,
and developments (...)
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(Joint Press Release EPSU-ETUC, 17 June 2015, Brussels)
The European Commission has issued its new action plan entitled A fairer
corporate tax system in the EU today. Europe’s trade unions support a
fairer and more efficient corporate tax regime addressing tax avoidance
which is robbing society (...)
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