In the light of the recent earthquake and the following tsunami we express our solidarity with the people of Chile and appeal to all EPSU members to provide financial contributions to the PSI AID fund; please see attached PSI appeal for bank account details.
Standing in solidarity International Women’s Day, March 8, 2010
(1 March 2010) Union activist Seher Tümer will spend this International Women’s Day in a Turkish prison. But international solidarity action could open the door to freedom for her.
“I make an urgent plea to union sisters and brothers around the world to raise their voices on Seher Tümer’s behalf,” says Ylva Thorn, president of the global union federation Public Services International (PSI).
“Demand that the government of Turkey drop (...)
A joint position of the European Federation of Public Service Unions and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the National Union of Public and General Employees and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (EPSU, CUPE, NUPGE and PSAC)
Critical Assessment of the Proposed European Union (EC) / Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Introduction
In late 2008 it was announced that Canadian and European officials plan to begin negotiating an extensive agreement to integrate (...)
(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 (...)
(25 November 2009) Several trade union leaders of KESK were arrested on 28 May 2009. They were accused of having established a terrorist organization amongst others. EPSU, PSI and many others condemned the continuing persecution of the unionists. Meryem Özsögüt of SES told the EPSU Congress of the abuse she and her fellow unionists suffered from the authorities. Injuries, maltreatment, dismissal and imprisonment were common when speaking up for workers rights. EPSU again demanded the release (...)
The international trade union confederation has reacted sharply to the decision of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to expand the Gilo settlement south of Jerusalem.
The EPSU/PSI delegation which visited Israel and the Palestine Authority earlier this year was also concerned about the continuing expansion.
For the ITUC statement
The European Commission and Columbia have entered into negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement. EPSU Congress adopted a Resolution at its 2009 Congress in which these negotiations are criticized.
Several groups and unions are organising a series of activities to ensure that the European Commission takes trade union rights seriously in the negotiations.
The UK confederation, together with EPSU affiliate Unite and others has published a report on the situation calling for an immediate end to (...)
(22 October 2009) The protest March in support of the dismissed Kent-As workers is now drawing to a close. After more than 30 days of marching, covering close to 600km, the workers plan to occupy a square in Ankara until such time as they get their jobs back.
Despite an attempt by the police to try and ban the march, the workers covered around 20km a day walking along the side of the motorway which links Izmir to Ankara. PSI European Secretary, Jürgen Buxbaum, joined the march on October (...)
(2 October 2009) 7 October is the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW), organised by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
EPSU is monitoring the effects that the economic crisis is having on wages and working conditions.
Our International organization, Public Service International (PSI) and other global union federations have chosen to use the day to highlight the growth in precarious work and the resulting erosion of workers’ and trade unions’ rights.
The dedicated website is (...)
(Brussels, 16 September, 2009) EPSU has called on the European Commission to condemn the South Korean Government for its continued harassment of public service workers.
EPSU General Secretary Carola Fischbach-Pyttel has requested Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, to publicly condemn the actions of the South Korean Government, which continues to harass local government union organizers, in the PSI affiliated Korean Government Employees Union (KGEU).
“The Government has attacked, (...)
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