European Parliament, EU Member States and @ec.europa.eu negotiate new long term budget. @epsu.bsky.social and others argue public funds should be tied to social and environmental conditionalities No public money to companies that have no collective agreement, harm nature or dodge taxes

During the festive days and on Old/New Year workers deliver our public services 24h a day, 7 days a week, the whole year round Thank you EPSU, your union voice in Europe, wishes you all a very good 2026 with many victories for higher pay and better conditions @epsu.bsky.social

Congratulations to Andrea Egan on her election as the General Secretary of @unison.org.uk! ✊🏾 Looking forward to keeping up our joint fight for workers and quality, accessible public services - together, we're stronger!

One Europe's largest unions, member @epsu.bsky.social elects new General Secretary Congratulations to Andrea Egan, a social worker, core group of EPSU members Looking forward to the good cooperation and advance the interests of workers Thanks to Christina McAnea for years of work and successes

Actions for higher pay, better working conditions and against dismantling of labour law and flexible labour markets continues in Portugal Trade union STAL organises a manifestations of firefighters 19 December #Solidariy @epsu.bsky.social Success @cssdacgtp-in.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social

Ruttes fast-track to bring down the EU

🫱🏾‍🫲🏽We're delighted to meet with Commissioner @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social. Well-staffed & properly equipped workforce in civil protection, water and healthcare services is essential for a safe and resilient Europe. Strong public services are key for EU #Preparedness Strategy.

📣 Important report in @lesoir.be 👇🏾 "Public services meant to guarantee rights are becoming inaccessible to the most vulnerable." Austerity puts obstacles in the way of human rights - in #Belgium and across Europe. We need change. We need a #PublicServicesAgenda.

Childcare workers protest against austerity measures in Brussels Unions @cgspenseignement.bsky.social @lacsc.bsky.social @setcafgtb.bsky.social #solidarity @epsu.bsky.social You and kids deserve so much better than cuts, wage freezes and lack of staff @labourstart.bsky.social @strikemap.org

Statement @australianunions.bsky.social following mass murder in Bondi Beach targetting Jewish Australians Our thoughts and sympathies for family, friends and co-workers of the killed or injured #Solidarity with our Australian comrades & first responders @epsu.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social

Yesterday general #strike CGIl Today national demonstration CISL in Italy Unions mobilise for a budget that addresses needs of workers and communities and for collective agreements and pay increases for public service workers #solidarity @epsu.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social @strikemap.org

ICYM The US House voted to roll back Trump's attack on collective bargaining rights of federal (public service) workers Great example of the power of workers and our unions Now US Senate must follow #Solidarity to @fedworkersunited.bsky.social @aft.org @afscme.bsky.social AFGE @epsu.bsky.social

CGiL organised a general #strike and 500.000 joined demonstrations across Italy For higher wages, investment in public services like health and care and against austerity @epsu.bsky.social has sent a message of #solidariy Europe's public service workers are mobilising for action and change

One of the groups of workers that joined the general #strike in Italy were the firefighters Also they do not get a decent pay rise Our solidarity to Vigili del Fuoco @epsu.bsky.social @fbunational.bsky.social @bombersbcn.bsky.social @nzpsa.bsky.social @strikemap.org

Increase in the minimum wage for care workers Germany below reference in the collective agreement The low pau undermines attractiveness to work in elderly homes among others @social.verdi.de An issue across the European private care sector is the lack of collective agreements @epsu.bsky.social

📣 RESTRUCTURING IN NGOs Many NGOs are facing funding cuts - and workers feeling unsafe. We're coming together to learn about our rights & union support. Join Fair-CSOs info session on restructuring: 📅 16 December, Tuesday - 18.00 📍 Hybrid (EPSU + online) Register here: forms.gle/Y2RKHw1GEcrv...

We Joined the protest to draw attention to the insane wealth of some that undermines equality, social justice and democracy Limit the wealth of those superrich Member States and EU can act @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social @taxobservatory.bsky.social

As the European Parliament debates today taxing the ultra rich, remember: 3600 Europeans (richest 0.001%) own as much wealth as 181M people (poorer 50%). Extreme wealth fuels inequality, GHG emissions and political influence. Europe must adopt an ambitious extreme wealth tax to #TaxTheSuperRich ✊💥

🚨Today, the European Parliament is discussing taxation of super-rich. No tax justice = no social justice! 3️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ individuals hold the wealth of the bottom 50% - unacceptable! EU should not protect these "bros" but #TaxTheSuperRich & fund people's need! 📸 11/12/2025, European Parliament - Brussels

General #strike of Portuguese unions in UGTP and CGTP-in @epsu.bsky.social has expressed its #solidarity Together we are stronger Success to all

Great action in support of #strike Baristas Starbuck in Brussels Belgium @sbworkersunited.org We joined the global call for action @seiupres.bsky.social @iufasia-pacific.bsky.social And also draw attention to the tax avoidance of the company in Switserland @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social

EPSU's collective bargaining news letter is out - news on agreements, actions and strikes of Europe's public service workers For over 20years @epsu.bsky.social is reporting on what ticks for workers and unions Do not hesitate to follow

#NoContractNoCoffee EFFAT & @epsu.bsky.social joined the action to back #Starbucks workers on strike in the US for collective agreements & fair working conditions! Stop hiding behind franchise networks! Take responsibility for ensuring decent conditions to workers. @sbworkersunited.org #IUF

Lettre de solidarité de @epsu.bsky.social à Sophie Binet 💪

#NoContractNoCoffee 📣 EPSU & @effat.org take action to support #Starbucks workers on strike in the US! ✊🏾 We join @sbworkersunited.org & @seiu.org’s global action call - #solidarity with Starbucks workers. A recent report reveals major tax avoidance of Starbucks - pay your taxes, pay fair wages!

The year ends - struggle continues! Here's what Europe's public service unions have been up to👇🏾 ◾ Italian unions mobilise against gov't budget ◾ Healthcare workers rally over working conditions in #Switzerland ◾ Warning strikes in social services and health in #Austria Read more👇🏾 bit.ly/2025CB_22

📣 RESTRUCTURING IN NGOs Many NGOs are facing funding cuts and restructuring processes - we're coming together to learn about our rights and union support. Join the Fair-CSOs info session: 📅 16 December, Tuesday - 18.00 📍 Hybrid (EPSU + online) Register here: 🔗 forms.gle/Y2RKHw1GEcrv...

Workers Turkish municipality Buca go on #strike with @genelis.bsky.social as wage agreement not honoured Cleaners, waste workers, childcare Garbage piles up as mayor stalls paying decent wages Our #solidarity Workers deserve that decent pay rise @epsu.bsky.social @diskinsesi.bsky.social

Birmingham binmen are still on #strike with @unitetheunion.bsky.social Now Agency workers hired to collect garbage have joined the strike Such a blatant failure of the city council to solve the conflict #solidarity to the binmen and agency workers @epsu.bsky.social @psiglobalunion.bsky.social

Novartis CEO tells @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu how Big Pharma should be allowed to make more profits which will make him and select few, richer The failure of the Commission is the ideological blindness to EU public interprise to address Europe's industrial challenges @epsu.bsky.social And to 1/

Amazon's determination to keep unions out Public authorities in EU and elsewhere keep on spending tax payers money to enslave themselves to web and cloudservices of AWS Amazon is a company that has track record of not paying its fair share of taxes EU procurement rules... @epsu.bsky.social 1/

A little promotion here of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism One area of investigation is on the neo-nazis and connections globally Another on Trump and Project 25 @epsu.bsky.social @etui.bsky.social

Following rightwing and extreme right joint position on weakening corporate accountability in European Parliament, Member States and EP have now agreed final text to allow corporations more space for abuse and violations A bloody shame @eppgroup.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org

ICYMI The EU's digital omnibus is deregulation dressed up as innovation and weakens also rights and protections of workers by Aida Ponce @etui.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social On deregulation see @corporateeurope.org On how the omnibus attacks GDPR rules see @noyb.eu On big tech @parismarx.com

Welcome news Commission focuses on quality jobs It is wrong though to argue that employers disagree with right to disconnect They did not in central government administration @ec.europa.eu has to implement that agreement now it does not do legislation covering all workers @epsu.bsky.social

@epsu.bsky.social together with the European hospital employers @hospeem.bsky.social is in the Netherlands (Hilversum) to discuss how to tackle labour shortages and develop future proving skills for the health care sector (UE project). Our debates focus on the role of temporary agencies.

‼️Global Labour Institute seminar on authoritarian nationalism OTD, also with colleagues from @hetacv.bsky.social @lacsc.bsky.social‼️ #NoToFascism #NeverAgainIsNow bsky.app/profile/epsu...

+100 trade unionists, from all over the world, one message: No to #fascism! We're at the Global Labour Institute seminar on authoritarian nationalism. Public services are the greatest equalisers of the society - and they are the best antidote to far-right. Quality public services - for all!

Good work @euractiv.com on how the corporate lobby captured the European Commission and @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu And that what she calls simplification, is a deregulatory agenda to benefit corporations - Not workers, not the environment, not our communities @epsu.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org

French unions @cgt.fr @fsu-nationale.bsky.social and @solidaires.org in #strike and on the streets against austerity and for higher wages and for social justice #solidarity and success @epsu.bsky.social @strikemap.org @labourstart.bsky.social @labournetgermany.bsky.social

UK unions in @epsu.bsky.social and @tuc.org.uk and many others joining to fight the farright Together for Love, Hope, Unity Major national demonstration 28th March 2026 London Unions across Europe standing up for workers and people, and standing up against nationalism racism and fascism

Achieving equality requires effort, money and political will. Europe is progressing but at this pace we will need more than 50 years to achieve equality. #EIGEindex2025

Day II at the GLI seminar - we started the day with a salute to Starbucks workers on strike in the US. Today we discuss international #solidarity in the face of war - in Palestine, Ukraine and the DRC. EPSU’s Artem Tidva reminded us that global support is a life-saver for Ukrainian workers.

As austerity and underfunding impact the European civil service, leading to increased stress and burnouts, @etuc-ces.bsky.social and @epsu.bsky.social demand a European directive on workplace stress. It is overdue @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social

ICYMI German union confederation @dgbbbr.bsky.social organised a demo and blockades to draw attention to and try to stop the extreme rightwing youth branch of AfD to set itself up again Massive police violence erupted Never again fascism @epsu.bsky.social @psiglobalunion.bsky.social

The chairwoman of the EP social policy committtee @liandersson.bsky.social on the need to change course in Filand and other countries ➡️ away from austerity and on to welfare, well being innovation and investment Strengthening public services key @epsu.bsky.social

that this leads to burned out health and care staff, workers leaving the sector and people, patients, the elderly not taken care off Europe's care workers came to the European Parliament to give a message to MEPs: 🚨No Workers ➡️🚨No Care @politico.eu @epsu.bsky.social The forthcoming... 2/

have a plan how this can be addressed. EP report on health workforce will parts up And for more staffing, and better pay and conditions, we need an end to #austerity Latvia shows why: Commission recommends funding to ensure assess to health, and demands austerity leading to cuts @epsu.bsky.social

En ce moment, formation du Global Labour Institute. Le syndicalisme doit agir contre l’extrême droite et le nationalisme autoritaire.

We're at the Global Labour Institute's Trade Union School to discuss how international labour movement can tackle authoritarian nationalism. Public services are the strongest antidotes to #farright; they are the greatest equalisers of societies - and this is why they are essential for democracy.