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ETUI/EPSU Training Seminar on Social Services (2 days)

Sofia, 24 and 25 September 2013 N.B.: FURTHER INFO ON THE VENUE OF THE TRAINING SEMINAR AND HOW TOGET THERE AS WELL AS OTHER PRACTICAL INFORMATION WILL BE UPLOADED HERE DURING JUNE 2013. This joint ETUI-EPSU Training Seminar on Social Services has two aims: • To exchange on the relevance and impact of key trends in the field of (personal) social services across the EU/Europe on pay and working conditions, occupational safety and health (OSH), training, recruitment & retention, (...)

Trade Union of Health of Montenegro, TUHM

ul. Dzona Dzeksona bb MT 81000 Podgorica Montenegro T/F +382 202 32 315 EMAIL: usscg usscg.me

EPSU Working Document on the Social Investment Package

Brussels, 28 May 2013 EPSU’s Executive Committee mid of April endorsed a first assessment of the Social Investment Package that focuses on the Communication “Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020”, COM(2013)83 final. The Social Investment Package is a part of a wider approach to modernize Europe’s social system and it is considered a long-term guidance on national reforms needed to make progress towards the objectives of (...)

Joint statement in view of trialogue negotiations deciding on the EU rules to recognise professional qualifications

Brussels, 16 May 2013 EPSU co-signed a joint statement by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), the European Public Service Union (EPSU), the Council of European Professional and Managerial Staff (EUROCADRES) and the European Council of Liberal Professions (CEPLIS) and addressed on 16 May 2013 to MEPs, some days ahead of decisive rounds of trialogue negotiations on the revision of Directive 2005/36/EC. The letter was (...)

FERPA announces to soon launch a European Citizen Initiative on Long-Term Care

Brussels 15 May 2013 The Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament together with the European Federation of Retired and Older People (FERPA), a member of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), invited trade unions and non-governmental organisations to discuss - on 15 May 2013 in Brussels - the issue of access to quality long term care as a right for all. About 500 participants attended the event, amongst them many colleagues from the (...)

Multi-sectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence and harassment (2010)

European social dialogue: Multi-sectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence and harassment related to work Multi-Sector Guidelines - Social Partners’ Project 2011 - Follow-Up Activities

Israël Union of Government Employees (IUGE)

Histadrut Building 93 Arlozoroff Street IL 62098 TEL AVIV Israël Tel: +97 2369 21 271 Fax: +97 2369 65 281 Email: gvtworkersIntl histadrut.org.il

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO)

The Whitworth Building, North Brunswick Street IE Dublin 7 Ireland Tel: + 353 16 64 06 00 Fax: + 353 16 76 35 77 Email: inmo inmo.ie

Health Workforce Migration from Bulgaria and Romania - challenges and trade union actions

Brussels / Bucharest, 14 March 2013 EPSU organised a conference on workforce migration in the health care sector for the health trade unions in Bulgaria and Romania. The conference was held on 20 and 21 February 2013 in Bucharest and was attended by 32 participants from the 4 health unions from the 2 South-Eastern European countries. Important contributions were made by representatives of these affiliates, including Claudia Petcu, Secretary General, SANITAS, and Zlata Zlatanova, (...)

Main activities and outcomes of the sectoral social dialogue (committee) in the hospital and health care sector in 2012

Brussels, 20 February 2013 1) SSDC HS : Overview for 2012 2) Selected key outcomes from activities, negotiations and projects done in 2012 in the SSDC HS We have uploaded to this page documents showcasing activities and results of our work, together with HOSPEEM, in EU-sectoral social dialogue in the hospital and health care sector in 2012. Overview : Summary of the main activities and outcomes of the sectoral social dialogue committee in the hospital and health care sector in 2012 (...)

EPSU Report "Expansion and consolidation ? Major trends and eligibility for European Works Councils" in health care

(Brussels, 18 February 2013) EPSU has published the report "Expansion and consolidation ? Major trends and eligibility for European Works Councils" reviewing multinational companies involved in the healthcare sector in 2012 and assessing their eligibility for the setting up of a European Works Council. This is done in the context of European and national policies impacting on health care and the strategies of multinational companies operating in this sector. The study, building on previous (...)

IMCO vote on compromise amendments to EP report on the EC proposal to revise Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications

Brussels/Strasbourg, 24 January 2013 On 23 January 2013 the IMCO Committee with a large majority (33 votes in favour, 4 against, 2 abstentions) adopted about 30 compromise amendments to MEP Bernadette Vergnaud’s (S&D Group, France) draft report on the EC proposal for a directive to amend Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications (including a regulation on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System). The final vote in the EP (...)

EPSU warns against going for PPP contractual arrangements for social services, also with the Social Investment Package

Brussels, 30 January 2013 Business Europe, the European Private Sector Employers’ Organisation, has recently presented an initiative to promote models labelled “public-private-partnership (PPP) in social policy in the common interest”. Business Europe claims that this format of delivery of social policies and in particular social services would help pushing the “efficiency in the delivery of social services”, “cost effectiveness in public spending” and “access to quality and affordable social (...)

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation calls for a boycott of second class contracts for new nurse graduates

Brussels, 1 February 2013 EPSU supports the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) in its call for a boycott of jobs offered to the 2012 nurse graduates as part of the “New Graduate Jobs initiative” of the Irish government. Announced by the Irish Department of Health in December 2012, it consists of 1,000 contract posts (fix-term contracts for a duration of 2 years) to newly qualified nurses at 80% of pay, corresponding to 21,766 €, just above minimum wage. If implemented this will (...)

EPSU supports the Trade Union Health Federation of Kosova in its opposition to the new Health Law of Kosovo

Brussels, 30 January 2013 For several months now EPSU’s Kosovar member organisation “Federata e Sindikatave të Shëndetësisë së Kosovës” (FSSHK), the Trade Union Health Federation of Kosova, has been advocating and campaigning at national and local level to prevent from a promulgation of the new Health Law by Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo. To underpin FSSHK’s demands, a petition has been signed in 2012 by more than 6,000 health workers of Kosovo. FSSHK demands a number of (...)

Report 1st Regional Seminar Dublin 31 January 2013

Brussels, 5 February 2013 Joint EPSU-HOSPEEM Project “Promotion and support of the implementation of Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of sharps injuries in the hospital and health care sector” Regional Seminar 1 - Dublin, 31 January 2013 Godfrey Perera, Chief Executive, HOSPEEM ; John Delamere, Head of Corporate Employee Relations, HSE ; Louise O’Donnell, Coordinator Healthcare Sector, IMPACT ; Tina Weber, ICF GHK (from left to right) during the opening plenary session The first (...)

Report 2nd Regional Seminar Rome 7 March 2013

Brussels, 10 March 2013 Joint EPSU-HOSPEEM Project “Promotion and support of the implementation of Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of sharps injuries in the hospital and health care sector” Regional Seminar 2 - Rome, 7 March 2013 (Click to enlarge) The second regional seminar with about 80 participants from 8 European countries (Belgium, Cyprus, France, Italy, Malta, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom) invited to attend the event took place on 7 March 2013 in Rome. It was hosted (...)

Italian Union of Work - Public Administrations - UIL.PA

Viale Emilio Lepido, 46 IT 00 175 ROMA Italy TEL: +39 06 71 53 93 FAX: +39 06 71 58 20 46 EMAIL: segretariagenerale uilpa.it, internazionale uilpa.it

Der Verband angestellter Apotheker Österreichs, VAAÖ

Spitalgasse 31/3 AT 1090 Wien Austria TEL: +43 14 04 14 419 FAX: +43 14 04 14 414 info vaaoe.at

International Seminar on Migration and the Role of Social Dialogue of Belarusian Health Union

Minsk/Brussels, 31 October 2012 EPSU participated in and contributed to the International Workshop "Social dialogue as an instrument of solving problems of labour migration in health care", organised by its Belarus member "Belarusian Trade Union of Healthcare Workers" and held in Minsk on 30 and 31 October 2012. The meeting brought together colleagues working in health care institutions and trade union delegations from all 6 regions and from Ukranian EPSU affiliate "Central Committee of (...)

Appeal of Latvian Trade Union of Health and Social Care Employees with regard to the Latvian EU Council Presidency

Riga/Brussels, 20 November 2012 The Latvian Trade Union of Health and Social Care Employees (LVSADA), together with six other trade unions, professional associations and employers from the sector of health and social services, in a resolution sent on 20 November 2012 to European Parliament and the Council of the European Union challenging the role of Latvia as EU Council President country in the first half of 2015 should the current government policy be continued. They state that they (...)

Project "Promoting Employers’ Social Services Organisations in Social Dialogue"

Brussels, 20 September 2012 EPSU has been involved as the trade union partner in the project "Promoting Employers’ Social Services Organisations in Social Dialogue" (PESSIS), running from January to September 2012 and coordinated by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD). EPSU has disseminated information on the project, its objectives, contents and outcomes, amongst its affiliates and also intervened in the final conference held in the EESC on (...)

Report Final Conference Barcelona 20 June 2013

REPORT AND PRESENTATIONS TO BE UPLOADED DURING JULY 2013

Guidance (Guidelines, Handbooks, Tool Kits, Films)

EPSU Report "Eligibility for European Works Councils in the social care sector"

(Brussels, 28 September 2012) EPSU has published the report "Care home versus home care? Which direction for care services in Europe? Eligibility for European Works Councils". It had been commissioned from PSIRU and written by Dr. Jane Lethbridge. The aim of this paper is to consider the eligibility of multinational companies working in the care sector for European Works Councils. It does this in the context of European and national policies impacting on care, particularly home care, and (...)

EPSU Working Group on Social Services

24 October 2012: 09.00 - 15.30/15.45 Luxembourg - Jean Monnet Building, Room JMO M2- Plateau du Kirchberg meeting documents

EPSU Project "Europeanisation of health policies/care systems and common challenges for the health care workforce"

(Brussels, 12 October 2012) This page contains the links to other webpages that present and introduce the outcomes of the activities run - i.e. mainly EPSU’s European Health Conference 2011, 18 and 19 October 2011, Bucharest – and of the research done in the context of EPSU’s Project "Europeanisation of health policies and health care systems and common challenges for the health care workforce - Options for trade unions and the role of social dialogue to address them in the next decade" (that (...)

Recent developments in social dialogue, collective bargaining and industrial action in the Slovak health care system

(Brussels, 8 October 2012) The summary information contains and attached to this article highlights some aspects of recent developments in collective bargaining on pay and working conditions and industrial action in the sector of health and social services in Slovakia. It has been compiled as EPSU considers that the trends and conflicts described are far from being a unique feature of the Slovak Republic, but rather well reflect challenges to social dialogue, social partnership and (...)

OSE/EPSU Report on emerging EU level instruments for soft health systems governance

(Brussels, 28 September 2012) EPSU has published the report "Emerging EU level instruments for soft health systems governance". It has been commissioned from Observatoire Social Européen (OSE) and was written by Dr. Rita Baeten. This report provides a mapping of some EU level instruments for soft health systems governance emerging from the Europe 2020 strategy. The aim of the analysis is to understand their importance for the workers in the healthcare sector. It addresses three (...)

OSE/EPSU Report "Europeanization of national health systems - National impact and EU codification of the patient mobility case law"

(Brussels, 28 September 2012) EPSU has published the report "Europeanization of national health systems - National impact and EU codification of the patient mobility case law". It has been commissioned from Observatoire Social Européen (OSE) and was written by Dr. Rita Baeten. In March 2011 the Directive on the application of Patients’ Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare (2011/24/EU) was signed into EU law. This Directive is the result of a lengthy and laborious policy process aimed at (...)

Joint EPSU-HOSPEEM Statement on the Action Plan for the EU Health Workforce

(Brussels, 28 September 2012) On 18 April 2012, the European Commission adopted an Action Plan for the Health Workforce in Europe [SWD(2012)93final]. This document is part of the so-called “Employment Package” that aims at supporting the economic recovery across the EU by boosting jobs, in particular in the green economy, ICT, and health and social care. In the meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Commitee for the Hospital Sector of 5 September EPSU and HOSPEEM have adopted a Joint (...)

ETUC/EPSU/ETUCE/Eurocadres letter and amendments to EP report on EC proposal to revise Directive 2005/36/EC

(Brussels, 18 September 2012) Following up to a joint initiative and letter of June 2012, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in cooperation with the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), EPSU, Eurocadres and the European Council of the Liberal Professions (CEPLIS), has sent a letter to MEPs and the European Commission to react to the EP report on the proposed revisions to Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications including a table (...)

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Hospital Sector - Working Group 3/2012

5 September 2012 Brussels Meeting documents

EPSU/ETUC contribution to EC consultation on personal and household services

(Brussels, 24 August 2012) The European Federation of Public Service Union (EPSU) contributed to a consultation on the employment potential of personal and household services that has been launched in April by the European Commission. This initiative is part of the "Emplyoment Package" (cf. Communication “Towards a job-rich recovery” [COM(2012)173final] of 18 April 2012) the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) adopted a resolution on. Our contribution has been coordinated with the (...)

EPHA letter to European Council on investment into health in times of crisis

(Brussels, 22 June 2012) The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) has drafted an Open Letter to Heads of States and Governments, with the support of MEPs and 65 leading trade unions, civil society organisations, health organisations and industry associations. It calls upon them to stop cutting essential health and welfare systems when discussing austerity measures and reforms to public financing, as this is ultimately a false economy. The letter underlines that "the toll on physical and (...)

Agreement on basic salary for health professionals and improved public health policy in Russia

(Moscow, 7 May 2012) EPSU’s Russian member "Health Workers Union of the Russian Federation" (HWURF) recently has achieved an important goal and success ! On 7 May 2012 Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, signed two decrees - the first entitled "Measures for the implementation of a state social policy", the second "Improvement of public health policy" - taking into account the union’s repeated demands on establishment of a basic salary for skilled professional groups. (...)

ETUC/EPSU/ETUCE/Eurocadres letter and amendments to EC proposal to revise Directive 2005/36/EC

(Brussels, 15 June 2012) The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), supported by the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), EPSU, Eurocadres and the European Council of the Liberal Professions (CEPLIS), has sent a letter to MEPs and the European Commission to explain the amendmends these organisations and their affiliated members to the EC proposal to revise Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, published on 19 December 2011. The letter (...)

EPSU reply and EPSU-HOSPEEM response to EC proposal to revise Directive 2005/36/EC

24 May 2012

Online Survey for Members of EPSU and HOSPEEM

Calendar of Events under Project

Trade Union Health Federation of Kosova, FSSHK

Federata e Sindikatave të Shëndetësisë së Kosovës St. Fehmi Agani nr. 2/3 10000 PRISHTINA KOSOVO info fsshk.eu

Launch of European Network "Social Services Europe"

(Brussels, 12 December 2011) Today a new European network, Social Services Europe, was launched to strengthen the profile and position of social services, and to promote the role of not-for-profit social service providers throughout Europe. It brings together seven Europe-wide networks of not-for-profit providers of social and health care services, SOLIDAR, Eurodiaconia, the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR), Workability Europe, European Federation of National Organizations (...)

PSI Film "Sharp Sense - Promoting the safety of health care workers"

In 2011 PSI produced the film "Sharp Sense - Promoting the Safety of Health Care Workers" designed to lower the risk of exposure for health care workers and the risk of consequences of exposure to pathogens in blood and other body fluids of patients caused by needlestick/sharps injuries. The film has been made available in English, French and Portuguese. The booklet (EN - Sharp sense / FR - Le bon sens des aiguilles / PT - Cuidado com as seringas) can be consulted here The short (...)

EC film on the making of directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of sharps injuries

During summer 2011 DG EMPL produced a video on the elaboration of the Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector concluded by HOSPEEM and EPSU on 17 July 2009. Based on the procedures stipulated in Art. 154 and 155 2 of the TFEU this autonomous agreement of the European sectoral social partners in the hospital sector on 10 May 2010 became Directive 2010/32/EU. The video "From needlesticks to sharps - The added value" i.a. contains (...)

EPSU Project "Cross-border mobility and recruitment of health workers" (2011-2012)

Dear Colleagues/Chers Collègues/Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen/Estimados Colegas/Bästa kolleger, Please find below questionnaire on opportunities and challenges related to the cross-border mobility and recruitment of health workforce in Europe addressed to all EPSU affiliates in the field of health and social services. It has been prepared by a research team at the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, under the direction of Prof. Jane Hardy, in close coordination with the EPSU (...)

EPSU response to consultation on Green Paper on the Modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive

September 2011

Challenges and perspectives for care services and care workers in Germany

(13 September 2011) The department of health, social services, social welfare and churches of German EPSU member ver.di (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft) recently issued two publications focusing on the challenges and perspectives of long-term care and elderly care services and the care workers in Germany. Both publications illustrate well how topics such as the ageing workforce in health and social care or migrant care workers that have become the object of various initiatives of (...)

Trade Union of Public Administration and Civil Servants, SADU

SADU Nikola Karev Blvd MK 1000 SKOPJE Macedonia TEL: +389 070 389 0271 FAX: +389 23 11 9943 kss t-home.mk

Federación de Servicios Privados

FEDERACIÓN DE SERVICIOS PRIVADOS DE COMISIONES OBRERAS Calle Arenal, Nº 11 1ª Planta 28013 Madrid Teléfonos: +3491757 2598, +34917572606 Fax: +34915471711 actdiv aadd.ccoo.es

EP report on the future of SSGI voted in 5 July plenary session

(Brussels, 6 July 2011) The European Parliament in its Plenary Session of 5 July adopted the own-initiative report on the future of social services of general interest (SSGI), (2009/2222(INI)), presented by rapporteur Proinsias De Rossa (S&D, IRL). EPSU has been involved in all stages of the process of preparing, drafting and discussing the report. The final version of the report has not yet been made available, we therefore for the time being link to the report as of 22 June 2011 (...)

CGIL proposals for reform of health care professions in Italy ... and related EU-level processes

(Brussels, 6 July 2011) EPSU contributed to a conference organized by Funzione Pubblica CGIL on 10 June 2011 in Rome. The event served to discuss CGIL proposals on how to improve the competencies of health care workers and the quality of health services when revising the system of professional training and continued professional development for the health professions. EPSU’s contribution focused on explaining the process, core issues and main challenges linked to the on-going revision of (...)

EPSU and HOSPEEM contribution on the prevention of sharps injuries at 2nd European Biosafety Summit

(Brussels, 6 July 2011) EPSU and HOSPEEM contributed to the 2nd European Biosafety Summit in Dublin on Wednesday 1 June 2011, co-hosted by the European Biosafety Network (EBN) and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (IMCO). The conference highlighted the impact of sharps injuries and reported on progress within the Member States and across Europe towards implementation of Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector currently (...)

Social partners in the hospital sector sign Riga Declaration

(Riga, 26 May 2011/Brussels, 20 June 2011) At the occasion of the final conference under the project “Strengthening social dialogue in the hospital sector in the Baltic countries” - run by HOSPEEM, supported by EPSU and co-financed by the European Commission - the social partners from the hospital sector in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and at European level (HOSPEEM and EPSU) on 26 May 2011 have signed the "Riga Declaration". The Riga Declaration can be seen as final (...)

EP report on the future of SSGI voted in EMPL Committee

(Brussels, 20 June 2011) The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee on 6 June adopted the own-initiative report on social services of general interest (SSGI), presented by rapporteur Proinsias De Rossa (S&D, IRL). Personal social services such as elderly and long-term care, child care, care for people with disabilities, social housing, etc., contribute to social protection, social inclusion and social cohesion. They enhance the capacity of individuals to enjoy (...)

Final Conference Latvia - Riga 26 May 2011

Programme Registration Form EC Reimbursement Procedure applied by HOSPEEM N.B.: By clicking on the links below you’ll find information on the hotel including directions to the conference venue, the Islande Hotel in Riga. Hotel Location Presentations PTT François Ziegler (European Commission, DG EMPL): What is the European Social Dialogue? Tina Weber, Project Consultant (GHK International): Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector in the Baltic Countries Latvia: (...)

EPSU-HOSPEEM Study (2006) “Identifying Successful Training Initiatives in the Hospital Sector"

(5 May 2011) Assessing changing skill needs in the hospital sector is an area of crucial concern as countries strive to reform and improve the performance of their health services. Work in the hospital sector revolves around effective patient care and is very labour intensive. The workforce in the hospital sector is particularly complex with many different professional groups with distinct roles and their own educational and regulatory structures. The new challenges brought about by recent (...)

EPSU-HOSPEEM Study (2006) “Cross-border recruitment of hospital professionals"

(5 May 2011) The mobility of workers has been a central issue in European policy in recent years not only as a result of the discussions regarding freedom of movement for workers from the “new” Member States. In 2006 the European Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the European Hospital Employers’ Association (HOSPEEM) therefore had commissioned a report to chart the migration profile of the hospital sector workforce in Europe and to identify and analyse initiatives within the hospital sector (...)

Care Services for Older People in Europe - Challenges for Labour

by Jane Lethbridge, PSIRU - February 2011

EPSU-HOSPEEM Study (2006) “Promoting realistic active ageing policies in the hospital sector”

(4 March 2011) The health care sector is characterised by an above average speed of ageing. E.g. in France 50% of nurses employed in 2005 were expected to be retired in 2015, as highlighted during a hearing of the Intergroup "Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity" in the European Parliament on 27 January 2011 and mentioned in the EPSU contribution to European Innovation Platform "Active and Healthy Ageing". In 2006 the European Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the European Hospital (...)

EU policy on social services of general interest (SSGI): Towards a “voluntary quality framework for social services”?

EPSU background paper - October 2010

Joint Trade Union study exposes flaws in EU-Canada Trade deal

(Brussels 14 January 2010) – The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and their Canadian counterparts have expressed serious concerns about the proposed trade agreement between Canada and the European Union. The second round of negotiations is due to start on 18 January and will continue for the week. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) and Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), along with EPSU, today (...)

ETUC demands action from Spanish Presidency - Memorandum underlines key role for public services

The ETUC has sent its proposals for action during the Spanish Presidency. It wants action to deal with the impact of the financial, economic and social crisis first and foremost. Other areas covered in the ETUC Memorandum are related to Social Europe, a Social dimension to the internal market, climate change and energy, enlargement and trade and external relations. ETUC also demands decisive action on the Social Progress protocol and that the gaps in the Posted Workers Directive are (...)

Denmark and Sweden defending collective agreements and supplementary pensions before ECJ

Press Communication, 11 January 2010 The European Court of Justice is organising a hearing in the case of the European Commission versus Germany (C-271-08), 12 January 2010, Luxembourg. The Commission took Germany to the Court as it believes that the practice of local authorities to award contracts for pension services on the basis of the selection as laid down in collective agreements is a violation of the public procurement directives. The German government disagrees with the European (...)

Electricity Social Partners kick off project on Just Transition principles to deal with Climate Change

(15 December 2009) While battles are raging over the text of the next international agreement to bring down green house gas emissions during the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, the European electricity social partners discussed the implications of transition for the workers in the electricity sector. Presentations were made of several recent studies that map the implications of climate change on employment in the electricity sector. Representatives of the European Commission (Andrea (...)

Trade Union of Nurses and Medical Technicians of Serbia - SMSTS

Sindikat Medicinskih Sestara i Technicara Srbije Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 36/3 RS Belgrade Serbia TEL: +38 111 30 33 550 FAX: +38 111 32 40 385 EMAIL: smsts sbb.rs

Trade Union of Employees in Public Utilities and Housing Services of Serbia

5, Nikola Pasic Sq. 3rd floor CS 11000 Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro Tel: +381 11 32 37 159; +381 11 32 30 922 Fax: +381 11 32 41 911

Nezavisnost Trade Union of Health and Social Care Workers

Granski Sindikat Zdravstava i Socijalne Zastite "Nezavisnost" TPC "Kalca" Lamela C/III Pobedina Street 44 CZ 1800 Nis Serbia and Montenegro Tel/Fax: +381 11 33 46 134; +381 18 353 178 email: office gsz-nezavisnost.org.yu

Public Utilities and Housing Services Trade Union of Montenegro

Sindikata Komunalno-Stambene Djelatnosti Crne Gore Novaka Miloseva br. 29 MT 81000 Podgorica Montenegro Tel: +381 81 2305 47 Fax: +381 81 23 04 99 Email: jtatar cg.yu

Nezavisnost Trade Union of Administration, Judiciary and Police

Granski Sindikat Uprave, Pravosuda I Policije Nusiceva 4/V CS 11000 Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro Tel: +381 11 33 46 134 Fax: +381 11 33 46 134; 381 11 32 44 118 email: nezavgsuip ptt.yu

Social Workers’ Union (SWU)

Esplanadna Str. 8/10 UA 01001 Kiev UKRAINE +380.44.2896644 TEL +380.44.2262934 TEL +380.44.2893064 FAX profsojuz mlsp.gov.ua EMAIL

Central Committee of the Union of Health Workers of Ukraine (CCHWU)

House of Trade Unions Maidan Nezalezhnosti 2 UA 01012 Kiev 12 UKRAINE +380.44.2788381 FAX +380.44.2782433 TEL profmed fpsu.org.ua EMAIL

Tajikistan Health Workers Union (THWU)

Rudaki Str. 20 TJ Dushanbe TAJIKISTAN rajaboy tajik.net EMAIL +992.372.213710 T/F

Health Workers Union of the Russian Federation (HWURF)

Leninsky Prospekt 42 RU 119119 Moscow RUSSIA +7.495.9387912 TEL +7.495.9388122 TEL +7.495.9388134 FAX ckprz mail.ru EMAIL

The Union of Workers in Social Services and Production (Sindindcomservice)

Sindicatul Lucratorilor din Sfera Deservirii Sociale si Producerii de Marfuri Str. 31 August, no. 129 MD 2012 Kishinev MOLDOVA +373.22.237529 TEL +373.22.237532 TEL +373.22.237531 T/F sics moldova.cc EMAIL

Trade Union of Health Protection Workers (SANATATEA)

Str. 31 August, no. 129 MD 2012 Kishinev MOLDOVA +373.22.237196 TEL +373.22.237313 T/F +373.22.237245 FAX sindsan mail.md EMAIL sindsan mail.ru EMAIL

Central Committee of the Health Trade Union of Kyrgyztan (KHWU)

Prospekt Tshui 207 KG 720032 Bishkek KYRGYZTAN +996.312.625733 T/F

Trade Union of Health Workers of Kazakhstan (TUHWK)

38, Abai Avenue KZ 010000 Astana City KAZAKHSTAN +7 7172 216810 FAX +7 7172 216045 T/F ars.astana dan.kz EMAIL

Health, Social Care, Medical and Chemical Industry Workers’ Independent Trade Union (HSMCTU)

43, Vazha Pshavela Street GE 0177 Tbilisi GEORGIA +995.32.324080 TEL +995.32.324072 TEL +995.32.324075 FAX health_tu yahoo.com EMAIL

Trade Union of Professional Health Workers of Belarus (TUPHWB)

Prospekt Pohedithelei Ave 21 Office N°1414 BY 220126 MINSK BELARUS TEL:+375 1720 38 337 FAX:+375 172038337 EMAIL: profmed profmed.by info profmed.by

Trade Union of Health Service Workers of Azerbaijan (TUHSW)

Prospect Biuli-Biulia 12 AZ 1000 BAKU AZERBAIJAN TEL: +994 12 598 29 16 FAX: +994 12 598 27 33 EMAIL: +sihi azerin.com

Republican Union of Health Workers of Armenia (HWUA)

Vazgen Sargsyan 26/03 Trade Union House Offices 705-706 AM 0010 Yerevan ARMENIA TEL: 374 10 58 27 52 T/F: 374 10 58 19 42 EMAIL: armmedic rambler.ru

Improving health services in Gabrovo

In 2000 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank insisted on changes to the Bulgarian healthcare system, without any real public debate. Polyclinics were replaced with a GP (general practitioner) service and finance was changed from general taxation to a 6% insurance contribution. Multiprofil Hospital, Gabrovo, Bulgaria - Images by Philip Wolmuth The system suffers from underfunding and emigration of staff to other countries due to poor pay. The Multiprofil hospital in (...)

Campaign defends publicly financed healthcare

In 2006 the Hungarian government proposed health service reforms which included hospital closures, the introduction of fees, and the privatisation of health finance by the creation of regional, part private, insurance funds. Parliament first passed a law to introduce fees for patients, which had to be paid every time they saw a doctor or stayed in a hospital - the same law introduced fees for other public services, including university education. Oposition parties organised a campaign (...)

Trade Union Federation of Public Services - Publisind

Federatia Sindicatelor din Administratia Publica Publisind 1-3 Walter Maracineanu Square 2nd floor - sector 1 RO 01 01 55 BUCHAREST ROMANIA Tel: +40 21 31 82 921 Fax: +40 21 31 82 920 Email: fsap_publisind yahoo.com

Municipal Home Care Service Hospitalet (Barcelona)

Recovery of the home care service of the Municipality of Hospitalet: This service was provided until May last year by the Home Care Cooperative Baix Llobregat of Hospitalet and the firm Eulen, so it was done by/through indirect management. The municipal decided, due to problems there were with the management, to recover the direct management of the service, passing through the Consortium Integrated Public Health, so 135 workers who were formerly employed by private companies now have been (...)

Federation of Employees of Local and Central Public Administration - COLUMNA

Federatia Salariatilor din Administratia Publica Centrala si Locala Nicolae Balescu Str. Nr. 21 Et. 6 RO 100 44 Bucharest Sector 1 ROMANIA Tel: +40 21 31 50 950 EMAIL: secretariat federatiacolumna.ro

Gewerkschaft vida

Johann Böhm-Platz 1 A-1020 Vienna Tel: +43 1 53444 79 321 Fax: +43 1 53444 102 140 www.vida.at EMAIL: soziale.dienstleistungen vida.at

The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, SCP

1 Fellmongers Path Tower Bridge road GB LONDON SE1 3LY UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 84 54 50 37 34 Fax: +44 84 58 50 37 20 email: ex scpod.org

Odborový zvaz KOVO’

Odborový zvaz KOVO’ (OZ KOVO) Mileticova 24 SK 81570 Bratislava SLOVAKIA 421.2.555 65 383 TEL 421.2.555 65 387 TEL/FAX EMAIL : hrusecka ozkovo.sk kovo ozkovo.sk

All Municipal and Public Service Workers Trade Union
Tüm Belediye ve Genel Hizmet Iscileri Sendikasi

Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari No. 86 Maitepe TR 065700 Maltepe Cankaya Ankara Turkey 90.312.2318710 TEL 90.533.3808455 MOBILE 90.312.2319889 FAX hizmet-is hizmet-is.org.tr E-MAIL

Trade Union of Public Administration and Judiciary

Novaka Miloševa 29/III MT 81000 Podgorica Montenegro 381.81.230218 T/F zoran.sind cg.yu E-MAIL

Federación de Empleados Públicos de la Unión Sindical Obrera

C/Principe de Vergara n°13 - 7° ES 28001 MADRID SPAIN Tel: +34 91 577 41 13 Fax: +34 91 577 29 59 email: fep uso.es sgeneral fep.uso.es

Danish Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists, Dbio

Danske Bioanalytikere Sankt Annae Plads 30 Postboks 74 DK - 1003 Copenhagen K DENMARK 45 46 953 535 TEL 45 46 953 500 FAX dbio dbio.dk E-mail

Danish Association of Medical Specialists

Trondhjemsgade 9 DK - 2100 Copenhagen DENMARK 45 35 448 420 TEL 45 35 448 585 FAX fas dadl.dk E-mail

Nieuwe Unie’91

Bernadottelaan 11 Postbus 6001 NL - 3503 PA Utrecht NETHERLANDS 31 30 296 41 44 TEL 31 30 284 04 28 TEL 31 30 296 39 04 Fax secretariaat nu91.nl E-mail

Centrale Nationale des Employés

SECRETARIAT GENERAL DE LA CNE Avenue Robert Shuman 52, 1400 Nivelles Tél: +32 (67) 88.91.91 Fax: +32 (67) 88.91.97 cne.sg acv-csc.be SECRETARIAT ADMINISTRATIF DE LA CNE Chaussée de Louvain 510, 5004 Bouge Tél: +32 (81) 25.90.90 Fax: +32 (81) 25.90.97 cne.sa acv-csc.be

La Centrale Générale FGTB

Rue Haute 26-28 1000 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32.2.549 05 49 Fax: +32 2 514 16 91 email: alain.clauwaert accg.be accueil-onthaal accg.be

Trade Union Federation of Health Employees of Albania, TUFHEA

Rruga Sami Frasheri Laggea 8 Godina I.S.K.SH - Se AL Tirana Albania Tel: +355 42 56 530 Mobile: +355 69 20 75 084 Fax: +355 42 56 530 EMAIL: minellamano federataeshendetesise.org

Independant Trade Union of Civil Workers of Defence and Public Order, ITUCWDPO

Rr. "Mine Peza" P.17, Zyra 3 AL Tirana ALBANIA Tel: +355 42 237 192 Fax: +355 42 237 192 EMAIL: sppcmr yahoo.com

Trade Union Federation of Industrial Workers of Albania, TUFIWA

Rr "Barrikadave" Pall. 17 Nentori Shk. 1 Kati 6. Ap. VII/8 AL TIRANA ALBANIA Tel: +355 42 229169 FAX: +355 42222956 EMAIL: fspish yahoo.com

Independent T. U. of Workers of State Administrations

Sindikat Drzavnih Orgna B/H Obala Kulina Bana br. 1 BA 71 000 SARAJEVO BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Tel: +387 33 20 70 24 Fax: +387 33 21 95 03 suprava bih.net.ba info sufbih.ba

The Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants

Fleming’s Hall 12 Fleming’s Place IE Dublin 4 Ireland Tel: +353 1 66 86 077 Fax: +353 1 66 86 380 EMAIL: info ahcps.ie

Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors, JHL

Julkisten ja hyvinvointialojen liitto JHL Sörnäisten Rantatie 23 BOX 101 FI 00531 Helsingfors Finland Tel: +358 10 77 031 Fax: +358 10 77 03 410 eveliina.petala jhl.fi

UNSA Fonctionnaires

21 rue Jules Ferry F - 93 170 Bagnolet France Tel: +33 148 18 88 29 Fax: +33 148 18 88 95 uff unsa.org

Health and Social Protection Employees Union of Serbia

Sindikat Zaposlenih u Zdravstvu I Socialnoj Zastiti Srbije Decanska 14 CS 11000 BELGRADE Tel: +381 11 32 333 48, +381 11 361 77 53 Fax: +381 11 361 77 53 email : chaya eunet.yu;zdravko net.yu

Union of Administrative Employees PODKREPA - PK Admin

35 Dragan Tsankov blvd. BG 1125 SOFIA BULGARIA Tel + 359 2 870 3353 Tel/Fax: +359 2 870 3353 email: nsasbg yahoo.com

Road, Construction, Infrastructure, Public Works, Title Deed Land Survey Public Sector Employees Trade Union

Yol, Yapi, Altyapi, Tapu Kadastro Kamu Emekçileri Sendikasi Ziya Gökalp Caddesi No. 36/20 Yenisehir TR Ankara TURKEY 90.312.4343984 TEL 90.312.4334606 FAX bilgi yapiyolsen.org EMAIL eyysen eyysen.org.tr

Union of All Municipality Civil Servants, Tüm Bel Sen

Tüm Belediye Memurlari Sendikasi Korkutreis Mah. Yesil Irmak Cad. 12/2 Maltepe Ankara Turkey 90.312 230 5939 TEL 90.312.230 6233 TEL 90.312.230 4829 FAX 90.312.230 4839 FAX posta tumbelsen.org EMAIL

The Trade Union of Public Employees in Health and Social Services, SES

Saglik ve Sosyal Hizmet Emekçileri Sendikasi Necati bey Cad. No. 82/13 Kizilay TR Ankara TURKEY 90.312.2326122 TEL 90.312.2302193 FAX sesgenelmrk interaktif.gen.tr EMAIL

Turkish Municipal and General Workers’ Union, Belediye-Is

Belediye-Is Necatibey Caddesi No: 59 Kizilay/Ankara Turkey Tel: +90-312-2318343 Fax: +90-312-2320874 international belediyeis.org.tr belediyeis belediyeis.org.tr

UNISON

UNISON Centre 130 Euston Road London NW1 2AY 44.8453550845 TEL 44.207.5511471 FAX IRelations unison.co.uk EMAIL

The Association of First Division Civil Servants, FDA

2 Caxton Street GB London SW1H 0QH UNITED KINGDOM 44.207.3431111 TEL 44.207.3431105 FAX head-office fda.org.uk EMAIL

Public and Commercial Services Union, PCS

160 Falcon Road GB London SW11 2LN UNITED KINGDOM 44.207.9242727 TEL 44.207.9241847 FAX mark pcs.org.uk EMAIL

Union Syndicale Fédérale des Services Publics Européens et Internationaux, USF

Avenue des Gaulois, 36 BE 1040 Bruxelles BELGIUM 32.2.733 98 00 FAX 32.2.733 05 33 TEL usf unionsyndicale.eu EMAIL

Schweizerischer Verband des Personals Öffentlicher Dienste, VPOD/SSP

Birmensdorferstrasse 67 Postfach CH 8036 Zürich SWITZERLAND 41.44.2665252 TEL 41.44.2665253 FAX vpod vpod-ssp.ch EMAIL

Akademikerförbundet, SSR

c/o Karin Brunzell Box 12800 SE 112 96 Stockholm SWEDEN 46.8.6174400 TEL 46.8.6174401 FAX kansli akademssr.se EMAIL

Swedish Association of Health Professionals - Vårdförbundet

Adolf Fredriks Kyrkogata 11 Box 3260 SE 103 65 Stockholm SWEDEN 46.8.147700 TEL 46.8.4115637 FAX 46.8.4114229 FAX eva.szutkowska vardforbundet.se EMAIL info vardforbundet.se

VISION

VISION (new name for SKTF as from 08 September 2011) Box 7825 SE 103 97 Stockholm SWEDEN 46.8.7896300 TEL 46.8.7896484 FAX 1-2832 TLX vision vision.se EMAIL

Swedish Municipal Workers Union, Kommunal

Svenska Kommunalarbetareförbundet Box 190 39 SE 104 32 Stockholm SWEDEN 46.10.442 7000 TEL 46.8.31 87 45 FAX forbundet kommunal.se EMAIL

The Union of Civil Servants - Fackförbundet, ST

Box 5308 SE 102 47 Stockholm SWEDEN Visit: Sturegatan 15, 2tr 46.8.7905100 TEL 46.8.242924 FAX st st.org EMAIL

The Union of Service and Communication Employees, SEKO

Facket för Service och Kommunikation Barnhusgatan 6-10 Box 1105 SE 111 86 Stockholm SWEDEN 46.8.7914100 TEL 46.8.4116144 FAX 1-7989 TLX seko seko.se EMAIL

Federación de Servicios a la Ciudadanía - FSC CC.OO

Cardenal Cisneros, 65-1º ES 28010 Madrid SPAIN TEL: (+34 91 273 5139 / +34 91 273 5123) Fax: (+34 91 5934022) e-mail: internacional fsc.ccoo.es jciacma fsc.ccoo.es

Federación Estatal de Sanidad de Comisiones Obreras, FES-CC.OO

Plaza de Cristino Martos N°4 2a planta ES 28015 Madrid SPAIN 34.91.5409285 TEL 34.91.5476041 FAX mjallende sanidad.ccoo.es EMAIL

Federación de Servicios Públicos Solidaridad de Trabajadores Vascos, ELA-STV

Barrainkua 15 ES 48009 Bilbao SPAIN 34.94.4037700 TEL 34.94.424330 TEL 34.94.4037711 FAX 34.94.4248208 FAX

Federación de Servicios Públicos, FSP-UGT

Avda. de América 25-3º Planta ES 28002 Madrid SPAIN 34.91.5897238 TEL 34.91.5897222 TEL 34.91.5897236 FAX 34.91.4138513 FAX federal fsp.ugt.org EMAIL

Syndicat Libre de la Fonction Publique, SLFP

Rue Longue Vie 27-29 B-1050 Bruxelles Tel. : 32 2 549 52 00 Fax : 32 2 514 16 95 E-Mail : slfp slfp.eu

Centrale Chrétienne des Services Publics, CCSP

Avenue de l’Héliport 21 B-1000 Bruxelles Tel. : 32 2 285 03 30 Fax : 32 2 280 31 33 E-Mail : ccsp acv-csc.be / ccod acv-csc.be

Slovak Trade Union of Employees in Health and Social Services, SOZZASS

Slovenský odborový zväz pracovníkov zdravotníctva a sociálnej starostlivosti Vajnorská 1 SK 81570 Bratislava SLOVAKIA 421.2.50240321 TEL 421.2.55425330 FAX sekretariat sozzass.sk EMAIL

Romanian Trade Union Federation SANITAS

Federatia SANITAS din Romania Str. Vasile Lascar 16 RO 70212 Bucharest Sector 2 ROMANIA 40.21.3138775 TEL 40.21.3158324 TEL 40.21.3130950 TEL 40.21.3158065 FAX sanitas b.astral.ro EMAIL

Sindicato dos Trabalhadores da Administração Pública, SINTAP

Rua Damasceno Monteiro no. 114 PT 1170-113 Lisbon PORTUGAL 351.21.0122600 TEL 351.21.0122699 FAX secretaria sintap.pt EMAIL

Sindicato dos Quadros Técnicos do Estado, STE

Rua Braamcamp 88, 2Dt. PT 1250 Lisbon PORTUGAL 351.21.3860055 TEL 351.21.3860785 FAX socios ste.pt EMAIL

Sindicato Nacional dos Trabalhadores da Administração Local, STAL

Rua D.Luis 1, n20F PT 1249-126 Lisbon PORTUGAL 351.21.09 58 400 TEL 351.21.09 58 469 FAX stal.nacional stal.pt EMAIL

Health Protection Secretariat of NSZZ Solidarnosc

Str. Foksal 11 PL 00-372 Warsaw POLAND Ul. Waly Piastowskie 24 PL 80-855 Gdansk POLAND 48.22.8280924 (Warsaw) T/F 48.58.3084226 (Gdansk) T/F sozdr solidarnosc.org.pl EMAIL

Vocational Union for work and welfare employers

Arbeids- or velferdstilsattes yrkersorganisasjon Postboks 9214 Grønland Lakkegata 3 NO 0134 Oslo NORWAY 47.21013600 TEL 47.21013904 FAX post avyo.no EMAIL

Norwegian Society of Engineers - Norges Ingeniørorganisasjon, NITO

Postboks 9100 Grønland Lakkegata 3 NO 0133 Oslo NORWAY 47.22053500 TEL 47.22172480 FAX epost nito.no EMAIL

Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund - Stat, YS Stat

Postboks 9232 Grønland Brugt. 19 NO 0134 Oslo NORWAY 47.21013600 TEL 47.21013720 FAX post ys-stat.no EMAIL

Norwegian Public Sector Trade Union

DELTA - en arbeidstagerorganisasjon i YS Postboks 9202 Grønland NO 0134 Oslo NORWAY 47.21013600 TEL 47.850 28 539 FAX post delta.no EMAIL

Norwegian Nurses Organisation, NSF

Norsk Sykepleierforbund Postboks 456 Sentrum Tollbugt. 22 NO 0104 Oslo NORWAY 47.22043304 TEL 47.22043240 FAX post sykepleierforbundet.no EMAIL

Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers, FO

Fellesorganisasjonen for Barnevernpedagoger, Sosionomer og Vernepleiere Postboks 4693 Sofienberg NO 0506 Oslo NORWAY 47.23061170 TEL 47.23061114 FAX kontor fobsv.no EMAIL

LO Stat

Møllergata 10 NO 0179 Oslo 1 NORWAY 47.23061050 TEL 47.23061051 TEL 47.22420075 FAX lostat online.no EMAIL

Norwegian Civil Service Union, NTL

Norsk Tjenestemannslag Møllergata 10 NO 0179 Oslo 1 NORWAY 47.23061599 TEL 47.23061555 FAX post ntl.no EMAIL

ABVAKABO FNV

Boerhaavelaan 1 NL 2713 HA Zoetermeer NETHERLANDS Postbus 3010 NL 2700 KT Zoetermeer NETHERLANDS 31.79.3536161 TEL 31.79.3521226 FAX post abvakabo.nl EMAIL

CNV Public

CNV Publieke Zaak Hoofdkantoor Carnegielaan 1 NL 2517 KH Den Haag NETHERLANDS Postbus 84500 NL 2508 AM Den Haag NETHERLANDS 31.70.4160600 TEL 31.70.4160690 FAX denhaag cnvpubliekezaak.nl EMAIL

General Workers Union - Public Service Employees Section, GWU

Workers’ Memorial Building South Street MT Valletta VLT 11 MALTA 356.1.44451/2/3 TEL 356.1.38581 TEL 356.1.38622 TEL 356.1.41966/7 TEL 356.1.42975 FAX info gwu.org.mt EMAIL

Independent Trade Union of Energy and Economies of Macedonia, SSESM

11 Oktoivri 9 P.Box 39 MK 91000 Skopje MACEDONIA +38 92 31 49 072 TEL +38 92 31 10 413 T/F sindikat evn.com.mk EMAIL robert.simonoski evn.com.mk

Trade Union of Administration, Judiciary and Citizens’ Associations, UPOZ

ul. 12 Udarna Brigada 2a Rabotnicki Dom 2 389.2.230829 FAX HR Skopje MACEDONIA 389.2.126351 TEL 389.2.230829 FAX sindupoz yahoo.com

Confédération Générale du Travail du Luxembourg, Secteur Public

B.P. 2031 LU 1020 Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG CGT-L Services Publics B.P.149 LU 4002 Esch/Alzette LUXEMBOURG 352.4960051 TEL 352.486949 FAX tom.jungen ogb-l.lu EMAIL

Lithuanian Trade Union of State, Budget and Public Service Employees (LTUSE)

Lietuvos Valstybes Tarnautoju Profesine Sajunga J. Jasinskio 9-310 LT 2600 Vilnius LITHUANIA 370.52.497256 TEL 370.52.496142 T/F lvdps takas.lt EMAIL

Lithuanian Trade Union of Health Care Employees, LSADPS

Lietuvos sveikatos apsaugos darbuotoju profesine J. Jasinskio 9-205 LT 2600 Vilnius LITHUANIA 370.52.497441 TEL 370.52.496809 FAX lsadps vdnet.lt EMAIL

Lithuanian Trade Union Federation of Public Services, LVPF

J. Jasinskio 9-313 LT 2600 Vilnius LITHUANIA 370.52.618443 TEL 370.52.627102 T/F lvpf takas.lt EMAIL 370.69905363 MOBIL

Trade Union of Health and Social Care Employees of Latvia, LVSADA

Bruninieku Str. 29/31 LV 1001 Riga LATVIA 371.67847300 TEL 371.67 847303 FAX lvsada lvsada.lv EMAIL

Federazione dei Lavoratori Pubblici e dei Servizi, FPS - CISL

Via Lancisi 25 IT 00161 Roma ITALY 39.06.440071 TEL 39.06.44007506 FAX 39.06.44230114 FAX 39.06.44230114 FAX EMAIL: fps cisl.it internazionale.fp cisl.it mirko.checcacci cisl.it

Federazione Lavoratori Funzione Pubblica, FP-CGIL

Via Leopoldo Serra 31 IT 00153 Roma ITALY 39.06.58544354 TEL 39.06.58544337 TEL 39.06.5836970 FAX fp.internazionale mail.cgil.it EMAIL

Civil and Public Service Union

Adelaide House 19/20 Adelaide Road EI Dublin 2 IRELAND 353.1.6615389 TEL 353.1.6765394 TEL 353.1.6762918 FAX bhoran cpsu.ie EMAIL

IMPACT

Nerney’s Court EI Dublin 1 IRELAND 353.1.8171500 TEL 353.1.8171501 FAX bharbor impact.ie EMAIL

Public Service Executive Union

30 Merrion Square EI Dublin 2 IRELAND 353.1.6767271 TEL 353.1.6615777 FAX info pseu.ie EMAIL

Services Industrial Professional Technical Union

Liberty Hall EI Dublin 1 IRELAND 353.1.8749731 TEL 353.1.8749639 FAX gensec siptu.ie EMAIL education siptu.ie EMAIL

Federation of State and Municipal Employees

Grettisgötu 89 IS 105 Reykjavik ICELAND 354.525 83 00 TEL 354.525 83 09 FAX ICELAND bsrb bsrb.is EMAIL

Democratic Trade Union of Health and Social Workers, EDDSZ

Egészégügyben Dolgozók Demokratikus Nádor u. 32 HU 1051 Budapest HUNGARY 36.1.2691235 TEL 36.1.3316339 FAX 36.1.2691283 FAX EMAIL eddsz1 axelero.hu eddsz1 t-online.hu

Supreme Administration of Greek Civil Servants Trade Unions, ADEDY

2 Psylla Philellinon Street GR 105 57 Athens GREECE 302.10.3227962 TEL 302.10.3244677 TEL 302.10.3246109 TEL 302 10 3246165 FAX adedyed otenet.gr EMAIL

Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft

Paula-Thiede-Ufer 10 10179 Berlin GERMANY 49.30.69560 TEL 49.30.69561055 TEL 49.30.69563007 FAX europa verdi.de

Marburger Bund - Verband der angestellten und beamteten Ärztinnen und Ärzte Deutschlands e.V. - Bundesverband

Riehler Str. 6 DE 50668 Köln GERMANY 49.221.9731680 TEL 49.221.9731678 FAX bundesverband marburger-bund.de EMAIL

Fédération Santé-Sociaux, FSS-CFDT

47-49, Avenue Simon Bolivar F 75950 Paris Cedex 19 33.1.40408500 TEL 33.1.42024808 FAX FRANCE santesociaux cfdt.fr EMAIL

Fédération INTERCO-CFDT

47-49 , Avenue Simon Bolivar F 75950 Paris Cedex 19 33.1 56415252 TEL 33.1 56415251 FAX FRANCE interco cfdt.fr EMAIL

Fédération Générale des Fonctionnaires, FGF-FO

46, rue des Petites Ecuries F 75010 Paris FRANCE 33.1.44836555 TEL 33.1.42469780 FAX contact fo-fonctionnaires.fr EMAIL

Fédération des Personnels des Services Publics et des Services de Santé, FPSPSS-FO

153-155, rue de Rome F 75017 Paris FRANCE 33.1.44010600 TEL 33.1.42272140 FAX 33.1.42270733 FAX fedespsfo wanadoo.fr

Fédération CGT de la Santé et de l’Action Sociale, CGT Santé

Case 538 263, rue de Paris F 93515 Montreuil CEDEX 33.1.48182070 TEL 33.1.48188093 FAX sg sante.cgt.fr

Fédération CGT des Services Publics, CGT-SP

Case 547 263, rue de Paris F 93515 Montreuil CEDEX 33.1.48188374 TEL 33.1.48519820 FAX fdsp cgt.fr EMAIL

Union Générale des Fédérations de Fonctionnaires, UGFF-CGT

Case 542 263, rue de Paris F 93515 Montreuil CEDEX 33.1.48188231 TEL 33.1.48188211 FAX ugff cgt.fr

Bargaining Organisation for Technical and Basic Services, BOTBS

Förhandlingsorganisation för Teknik och Grundservice FKT rf Pasilankatu 2 FI 00240 Helsinki FINLAND 358.9.1464144 TEL 358.9.1461425 FAX

Central Union of Special Branches within Akava, AEK

Akavan Erityisalojen Keskusliitto AEK ry Maistraatinportti 4 A FI 00240 Helsinki FINLAND 358.20 12 35 340 TEL 358.9.14 7242 FAX salla.luomanmaki akavanerityisalat.fi EMAIL

Union of Professional Social Workers, Talentia

Ratamestarinkatu 11 FI 00520 Helsinki FINLAND 358.20.1112700 TEL 358.20.1112755 FAX toimisto talentia.fi EMAIL

The Finnish Union of Practical Nurses, SuPer

Suomen lähi- ja perushoitajaliitto - Finlands närvårdar- och primärskötarförbund Ratamestarinkatu 12 FI 00520 Helsinki FINLAND 358.9.27279171 TEL 358.9.27279120 FAX arja.niittynen superliitto.fi EMAIL

The Federation of Salaried Employees Pardia

Palkansaajajärjestö Pardia Päivikki Kumpulaien Ratamestarinkatu 11 FI 00520 Helsinki FINLAND 358 75 32 47 501 TEL 358.75 32 47 575 FAX firstname.lastname pardia.fi EMAIL antti.palola pardia.fi

The Union of Health and Social Care Services, Tehy r.y.

Terveydenhuoltoalan ammattijärjestö Tehy r.y. International Unit P.O. Box 10 FI 00060 Tehy FINLAND 358.9.54227000 TEL 358.9.61 500 278 FAX tehy.international tehy.fi EMAIL

Federation of Estonian Health Care Professionals Unions, ETTAL

Pärnu Road 41a EE 10119 Tallinn 372.6311268 TEL 372.6311269 FAX ESTONIA ettal online.ee EMAIL

T. U. of State and Selfgovernment Institutions Workers of Estonia, ROTAL

Riigi Ja Omavalitsusasutuste Töötajate Ametiühingute Liit Liivalaia 11/4 EE 10118 Tallinn 372.6612393 TEL ESTONIA rotal4 hot.ee EMAIL

Public Employees Union, PEU

Starvsmannafelagið J. H Schrøtersgåta 9 Postboks 165 DK 110 Tórshavn Faroe Islands DENMARK 298.314868 TEL 298.311092 FAX starvsmf post.olivant.fo EMAIL

Danish Association of Social Workers, DASW

Dansk Socialrådgiverforening P.O. Box 69 Toldbodgade 19A DK 1003 Copenhagen K DENMARK 45.70 10 1099 TEL 45.33.913069 FAX ds socialrdg.dk EMAIL

The National Federation of Social Educators, SL

Socialpædagogernes Landsforbund Brolæggerstræde 9 DK 1211 Copenhagen K DENMARK 45.33.962800 TEL 45.33.962996 FAX sl sl.dk EMAIL

Fagligt Faelles Forbund, 3F

United Federation of Danish Workers - Public Sector Group Kampmannsgade 4 Postboks 392 DK 1790 Copenhagen V DENMARK 45.70 300 300 TEL 45.70 300 301 FAX den.offentlige.gruppe@3f.dk EMAIL

Danish Metalworkers’ Union, Dansk Metal, DM

Nyropsgade 38 Postboks 308 DK 1780 Copenhagen V DENMARK 45.33.632000 TEL 45.33.632130 FAX 45.33.632100 FAX metal danskmetal.dk EMAIL

The Danish Nurses’Organisation, Dansk Sygeplejeråd

Sankt Annae Plads 30 Postboks 1084 DK 1008 Copenhagen K 45.33.151555 TEL 45.33.152455 FAX DENMARK dsr dsr.dk

Government and public employees in Denmark, HK/Stat

Weidekampsgade 8 P.O. Box 470 DK 0900 Copenhagen C DENMARK TEL +45.33.304343 FAX +45.33.304222 hkstat hk.dk

T. U. of Local Government Employees, HK/Kommunal

Weidekampsgade 8 0900 Copenhagen DENMARK TEL +45.7011 4545 FAX +45.33.304449 post_kommunal hk.dk

Trade and Labour, Fag og Arbejde (FOA)

Staunings Plads 1-3 Postboks 11 DK 1790 Copenhagen V DENMARK TEL +45.4697 26 26 FAX +45.46972300 fg001 foa.dk foa foa.dk

Czech-Moravian T.U. of Civilian Employees of the Army, CMOSA

9th floor nam. W. Churchilla 2 CZ 113 59 PRAGUE 3 CZECH REPUBLIC TEL/FAX +420 22 27 13 722 EMAIL: sebkova.jitka cmkos.cz

Trade Union of the Health Service and Social Care of the Czech Republic OS ZSP ČR

Konevova 54 /1107 CZ 130 00 PRAGUE 3 - ZIZKOV CZECH REPUBLIC TEL +420 2 672 04 300 FAX + 420 2 271 82 11 EMAIL: osz cmkos.cz

Trade Union on State Bodies and Organisations, OSSOO

Senovazne nam.23 CZ 110 00 PRAGUE 1 CZECH REPUBLIC TEL +420 22 41 42 270 / +420 22 42 22271 FAX +420 22 41 42 273 statorg cmkos.cz

Cyprus Turkish Civil Servants Trade Union, KTAMS

Kibris Türk Amme Memurlar Sedikasi 96 - 98 Bedreddin Demirel Avel NICOSIA CY MERSIN 10 TURKEY CYPRUS TEL +90 392 22 71 775 FAX +90 392 22 85 719 ktams kibris.net

Pancyprian Public Employees Trade Union, PA.SY.DY.

3 Dem. Severis Avenue CY 1066 NICOSIA CYPRUS TEL +357 22 66 23 37 TEL +357 22 66 22 78 FAX +357 22 66 51 99 pasydy spidernet.com.cy

Federation of Public Services Employees Cyprus, FPSEC - SEK

23 Alkaios Street/Engomi P.O. Box 5018 CY NICOSIA CYPRUS TEL +357 22 84 98 49 FAX +357 22 84 98 50 sek sek.org.cy

Croation T.U. of Nurses and Medical Technicians,TUNMT

Draskoviceva 48/1 HR 10 000 ZAGREB CROATIA TEL +385 1 49 23 471 T/F +385 1 48 11 411 hss-ms-mt inet.hr

Autonomous T.U. of Workers employed in Public Utilities and Related Services

Trg kralja Petra Kresimira IV br 2 HR 10 000 ZAGREB CROATIA TEL +385 1 46 55 716 FAX +385 1 46 55 003 EMAIL: sskh zg.htnet.hr

Autonomous T.U. in Health Service & Social Protection Service of Croatia

Samostalni Sindikat Zdravstva i Socijalne Skrbi Trg kralja Petra Kresimira IV br.2 HR 10 000 ZAGREB CROATIA TEL +385 1 4655 043 FAX +385 1 4655 631 sszssh zg.htnet.hr; spome htnet.hr spome htnet.hr

Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Governmental Organisations, FITUGO

Alabin street 52 BG 1000 SOFIA BULGARIA TEL +359 2 98 35 254 FAX +359 2 98 32 560 fnsduo mail.bg

PROSPECT

Prospect House 75-79 York Road GB London SE1 7AQ UNITED KINGDOM 44.207.9026703 TEL 44.207.9287418 FAX 881-4818 TLX paul.noon prospect.org.uk EMAIL enquiries prospect.org.uk

GMB

22-24 Worple Road GB London SW19 4DD UNITED KINGDOM 44.208.9473131 TEL 44.208.9446552 FAX info gmb.org.uk EMAIL

Royal College of Nursing, RCN

20 Cavendish Square GB London W1G ORN UNITED KINGDOM 44.171.4093333 TEL 44.171.6473435 FAX general.secretary rcn.org.uk EMAIL

Royal College of Midwives, RCM

15, Mansfield Street GB London W1G 9NH UNITED KINGDOM 44.207.3123535 TEL 44.207.3123536 FAX jon.skewes rcm.org.uk EMAIL info rcm.org.uk

Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance, NIPSA

Harkin House 54 Wellington Park GB Belfast BT9 6DP UNITED KINGDOM 44.28 90 66 18 31 TEL 44.28 90 66 58 47 FAX info nipsa.org.uk EMAIL

Podkrepa Services Union (PK Services)

2 Angel Kanchev Street BG 1000 Sofia BULGARIA TEL =359 2 981 1130 FAX +359 2 981 1130 EMAIL: nelihristova abv.bg

Federation of Trade Unions - Health Services, FTU-HS

45, Maria Louisa Blvd. BG 1202 SOFIA BULGARIA TEL +359 2 983 58 70, +359 2 988 20 97 FAX +359 2 983 18 14 email: fsz_citub mail.orbitel.bg

Syndicat des Employés, Techniciens et Cadres, SETCA

Rue Haute 42 BE 1000 BRUXELLES BELGIUM 32.2.5125250 TEL 32.2.5110508 FAX contact website NL website FR

CGSP - Secteur Parastataux

Maison des Huit Heures Place Fontainas 9-11 BE 1000 Bruxelles 1 BELGIUM 32.2.5085883 TEL 32.2.5085882 TEL 32.2.5085902 FAX 32.2.5085941 FAX dany.vassart cgspadmi.eu EMAIL 32.4.75252163 MOBIL

Trade Union UNIOS (OS UNIOS)

nam. W. Churchilla 2 CZ 113 59 Prague 3 CZECH REPUBLIC TEL: +420 2344 63 194 FAX: +420 2344 63 177 EMAIL: osuniosl osunios.cz

Medical Federation - Podkrepa, MF - PODK

Angel Kanchev Str. 2 BG 1000 Sofia BULGARIA TEL/FAX + 359 2 987 61 03 EMAIL: medical_federation podkrepa.org

Algemene Centrale van de Openbare Diensten Lokale en Regionale Besturen - ACOD-LRB

Algemene telefoonnummers LRB Vlaamse regio: 02/5085825 - 02/5085912 - Fax: 02/5024817 - Politie: 02/5085916

Landelijke Bediendecentrale - Nationaal Verbond voor Kaderpersoneel, LBC-NVK

Sudermanstraat 5 BE 2000 Antwerpen Belgium 32.3.2208711 TEL 32.3.2316664 FAX lbc-nvk acv-csc.be EMAIL

Gewerkschaft öffentlicher Dienst - GÖD/FSG

Fraktion Sozialdemokratischer GewerkschafterInnen in der GÖD Teinfaltstrasse 7 AT 1010 WIEN AUSTRIA TEL +43 1 53 45 4219 FAX +43 1 53 45 4208 goedfsg aon.at

Gewerkschaft der Gemeindebediensteten, GdG-KMSfB

Kunst, Medien, Sport, freie Berufe (GDG-KMSfB) Maria-Theresien Strasse 11 AT 1090 WIEN AUSTRIA TEL +43 1 313 16 8300 FAX +43 1 313 16 83 890 internationales.eu gdg-kmsfb.at