EPSU
@epsu.bsky.social
The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), organising 8 million public service workers across Europe.
Follow us to stay connected with their fight - and wins!
General Secretary: @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social
Follow us to stay connected with their fight - and wins!
General Secretary: @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social
Solidarity with Belgian unions as they take action next week 💪
Workers are standing up for justice, pensions, wages, and a fairer future.
EPSU will be with them.
Show your support too. ✊
Workers are standing up for justice, pensions, wages, and a fairer future.
EPSU will be with them.
Show your support too. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Solidarity with Belgian unions as they take action next week 💪
Workers are standing up for justice, pensions, wages, and a fairer future.
EPSU will be with them.
Show your support too. ✊
Workers are standing up for justice, pensions, wages, and a fairer future.
EPSU will be with them.
Show your support too. ✊
🚛 “Ursula! Fight for Europe, not for them.”
As the Commission launches its Digital Omnibus, campaigners are warning: don’t trade away EU digital rights for Big Tech’s profits.
Europe must defend democracy - not Silicon Valley.
@peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social
As the Commission launches its Digital Omnibus, campaigners are warning: don’t trade away EU digital rights for Big Tech’s profits.
Europe must defend democracy - not Silicon Valley.
@peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🚛 “Ursula! Fight for Europe, not for them.”
As the Commission launches its Digital Omnibus, campaigners are warning: don’t trade away EU digital rights for Big Tech’s profits.
Europe must defend democracy - not Silicon Valley.
@peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social
As the Commission launches its Digital Omnibus, campaigners are warning: don’t trade away EU digital rights for Big Tech’s profits.
Europe must defend democracy - not Silicon Valley.
@peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social
Firefighters keep our communities safe - but across Europe they’re being asked to do the impossible.
Two stories today: London’s fire engines left idle by cuts, and climate-fuelled forest fires across Southern Europe.
Same problem: austerity and political short-termism.
Two stories today: London’s fire engines left idle by cuts, and climate-fuelled forest fires across Southern Europe.
Same problem: austerity and political short-termism.
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Firefighters keep our communities safe - but across Europe they’re being asked to do the impossible.
Two stories today: London’s fire engines left idle by cuts, and climate-fuelled forest fires across Southern Europe.
Same problem: austerity and political short-termism.
Two stories today: London’s fire engines left idle by cuts, and climate-fuelled forest fires across Southern Europe.
Same problem: austerity and political short-termism.
The latest EPSU newsletter is out!
📌 Enlargement and what it means for trade union rights
📌 The Court’s verdict on the Minimum Wage Directive
📌 Conservatives team up with the far right to weaken social Europe
Workers deserve better. Read the latest from across Europe 👉 www.epsu.org/newsletter/e...
📌 Enlargement and what it means for trade union rights
📌 The Court’s verdict on the Minimum Wage Directive
📌 Conservatives team up with the far right to weaken social Europe
Workers deserve better. Read the latest from across Europe 👉 www.epsu.org/newsletter/e...
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The latest EPSU newsletter is out!
📌 Enlargement and what it means for trade union rights
📌 The Court’s verdict on the Minimum Wage Directive
📌 Conservatives team up with the far right to weaken social Europe
Workers deserve better. Read the latest from across Europe 👉 www.epsu.org/newsletter/e...
📌 Enlargement and what it means for trade union rights
📌 The Court’s verdict on the Minimum Wage Directive
📌 Conservatives team up with the far right to weaken social Europe
Workers deserve better. Read the latest from across Europe 👉 www.epsu.org/newsletter/e...
The EP just adopted its position on #Omnibus I.
◾Transition plan obligations deleted
◾More companies removed from scope
This is a huge blow to workers & environmental rights.
✊🏾 We'll continue to fight for corporate accountability and to protect workers' rights throughout supply chains.
◾Transition plan obligations deleted
◾More companies removed from scope
This is a huge blow to workers & environmental rights.
✊🏾 We'll continue to fight for corporate accountability and to protect workers' rights throughout supply chains.
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The EP just adopted its position on #Omnibus I.
◾Transition plan obligations deleted
◾More companies removed from scope
This is a huge blow to workers & environmental rights.
✊🏾 We'll continue to fight for corporate accountability and to protect workers' rights throughout supply chains.
◾Transition plan obligations deleted
◾More companies removed from scope
This is a huge blow to workers & environmental rights.
✊🏾 We'll continue to fight for corporate accountability and to protect workers' rights throughout supply chains.
📍 Malta
Together with @ccre-cemr.bsky.social, we’ve kicked off the first #LABProject workshop - unions & local governments from across Europe discussing social dialogue in small islands and remote regions.
Everyone deserves access to quality public services, no matter where they live.
Together with @ccre-cemr.bsky.social, we’ve kicked off the first #LABProject workshop - unions & local governments from across Europe discussing social dialogue in small islands and remote regions.
Everyone deserves access to quality public services, no matter where they live.
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📍 Malta
Together with @ccre-cemr.bsky.social, we’ve kicked off the first #LABProject workshop - unions & local governments from across Europe discussing social dialogue in small islands and remote regions.
Everyone deserves access to quality public services, no matter where they live.
Together with @ccre-cemr.bsky.social, we’ve kicked off the first #LABProject workshop - unions & local governments from across Europe discussing social dialogue in small islands and remote regions.
Everyone deserves access to quality public services, no matter where they live.
EPSU Collective Bargaining newsletter is out! From Portugal to Romania, mobilisations are shaking Europe!
◾German court confirms overtime supplements for part-time doctors
◾50th year of Iceland's women strike
◾Pay rise in maternity-care in the Netherlands
Read more👇🏾
www.epsu.org/epsucob/nove...
◾German court confirms overtime supplements for part-time doctors
◾50th year of Iceland's women strike
◾Pay rise in maternity-care in the Netherlands
Read more👇🏾
www.epsu.org/epsucob/nove...
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EPSU Collective Bargaining newsletter is out! From Portugal to Romania, mobilisations are shaking Europe!
◾German court confirms overtime supplements for part-time doctors
◾50th year of Iceland's women strike
◾Pay rise in maternity-care in the Netherlands
Read more👇🏾
www.epsu.org/epsucob/nove...
◾German court confirms overtime supplements for part-time doctors
◾50th year of Iceland's women strike
◾Pay rise in maternity-care in the Netherlands
Read more👇🏾
www.epsu.org/epsucob/nove...
The debate is underway at the Care Workers' Parliament with MEPs, the European Commission and the ILO joining care workers to discuss how to turn their demands into action.
It's time for reality to meet policy - and for policymakers to prove that they're listening. 💬
It's time for reality to meet policy - and for policymakers to prove that they're listening. 💬
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The debate is underway at the Care Workers' Parliament with MEPs, the European Commission and the ILO joining care workers to discuss how to turn their demands into action.
It's time for reality to meet policy - and for policymakers to prove that they're listening. 💬
It's time for reality to meet policy - and for policymakers to prove that they're listening. 💬
🗣️ "Stop calling us low skilled! I complete 42 courses every year; I handle essential medications; I work to make sure they have a future. How is that low skilled?"
From Ireland and the UK, Liz (@siptu.bsky.social) and Sam (@unison.org.uk) are sharing their truth at the Care Workers' Parliament.
From Ireland and the UK, Liz (@siptu.bsky.social) and Sam (@unison.org.uk) are sharing their truth at the Care Workers' Parliament.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🗣️ "Stop calling us low skilled! I complete 42 courses every year; I handle essential medications; I work to make sure they have a future. How is that low skilled?"
From Ireland and the UK, Liz (@siptu.bsky.social) and Sam (@unison.org.uk) are sharing their truth at the Care Workers' Parliament.
From Ireland and the UK, Liz (@siptu.bsky.social) and Sam (@unison.org.uk) are sharing their truth at the Care Workers' Parliament.
From Austria, Sweden, France and Italy: Berit, Hanna, Stéphane and Francesco share their realities with policymakers.
🗣️ “Loving your work doesn’t stop it from breaking you.”
🗣️ “We can’t pay bills with applause.”
🗣️ “Choosing between budgets and dignity - that's not what this career is about.”
🗣️ “Loving your work doesn’t stop it from breaking you.”
🗣️ “We can’t pay bills with applause.”
🗣️ “Choosing between budgets and dignity - that's not what this career is about.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
From Austria, Sweden, France and Italy: Berit, Hanna, Stéphane and Francesco share their realities with policymakers.
🗣️ “Loving your work doesn’t stop it from breaking you.”
🗣️ “We can’t pay bills with applause.”
🗣️ “Choosing between budgets and dignity - that's not what this career is about.”
🗣️ “Loving your work doesn’t stop it from breaking you.”
🗣️ “We can’t pay bills with applause.”
🗣️ “Choosing between budgets and dignity - that's not what this career is about.”
MEP @spietikainen.bsky.social joins the opening of the Care Workers’ Parliament, saying “Real change means investing in people, in numbers, in quality work – proper pay, more hands, real appreciation.”
We’re now hearing the real stories behind today’s resolution - and the change they really need.
We’re now hearing the real stories behind today’s resolution - and the change they really need.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
MEP @spietikainen.bsky.social joins the opening of the Care Workers’ Parliament, saying “Real change means investing in people, in numbers, in quality work – proper pay, more hands, real appreciation.”
We’re now hearing the real stories behind today’s resolution - and the change they really need.
We’re now hearing the real stories behind today’s resolution - and the change they really need.
The first-ever Care Workers’ Parliament is underway at the European Parliament 💬
EPSU’s @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social and MEP @gabischoff.bsky.social opened the event, welcoming care workers from across Europe. Their stories matter - policymakers need to hear their voices.
EPSU’s @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social and MEP @gabischoff.bsky.social opened the event, welcoming care workers from across Europe. Their stories matter - policymakers need to hear their voices.
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The first-ever Care Workers’ Parliament is underway at the European Parliament 💬
EPSU’s @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social and MEP @gabischoff.bsky.social opened the event, welcoming care workers from across Europe. Their stories matter - policymakers need to hear their voices.
EPSU’s @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social and MEP @gabischoff.bsky.social opened the event, welcoming care workers from across Europe. Their stories matter - policymakers need to hear their voices.
We’re live from Brussels!
The first-ever Care Workers’ Parliament brings together care workers from across Europe to tell policymakers what must change: fair pay, safe staffing, real investment in care.
🎥 Follow live: ep.interactio.eu/jcrn-fs6-oj9...
The first-ever Care Workers’ Parliament brings together care workers from across Europe to tell policymakers what must change: fair pay, safe staffing, real investment in care.
🎥 Follow live: ep.interactio.eu/jcrn-fs6-oj9...
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We’re live from Brussels!
The first-ever Care Workers’ Parliament brings together care workers from across Europe to tell policymakers what must change: fair pay, safe staffing, real investment in care.
🎥 Follow live: ep.interactio.eu/jcrn-fs6-oj9...
The first-ever Care Workers’ Parliament brings together care workers from across Europe to tell policymakers what must change: fair pay, safe staffing, real investment in care.
🎥 Follow live: ep.interactio.eu/jcrn-fs6-oj9...
🪚The Corporate Chainsaw Commission is at it again - cutting through workers’ protections in the name of “simplification.”
In our latest newsletter, we're calling out deregulation, austerity and attacks on democracy - and the unions fighting back!
Read more 👇 www.epsu.org/newsletter/c...
In our latest newsletter, we're calling out deregulation, austerity and attacks on democracy - and the unions fighting back!
Read more 👇 www.epsu.org/newsletter/c...
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🪚The Corporate Chainsaw Commission is at it again - cutting through workers’ protections in the name of “simplification.”
In our latest newsletter, we're calling out deregulation, austerity and attacks on democracy - and the unions fighting back!
Read more 👇 www.epsu.org/newsletter/c...
In our latest newsletter, we're calling out deregulation, austerity and attacks on democracy - and the unions fighting back!
Read more 👇 www.epsu.org/newsletter/c...
Letters from the frontline: Care workers come to Brussels to take over the European Parliament.
Care Workers Parliament brings care workers across Europe together - they'll speak directly with policymakers about the challenges they face at work.
Stay tuned for the livestream!
📅 5 November - 15.00
Care Workers Parliament brings care workers across Europe together - they'll speak directly with policymakers about the challenges they face at work.
Stay tuned for the livestream!
📅 5 November - 15.00
November 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Letters from the frontline: Care workers come to Brussels to take over the European Parliament.
Care Workers Parliament brings care workers across Europe together - they'll speak directly with policymakers about the challenges they face at work.
Stay tuned for the livestream!
📅 5 November - 15.00
Care Workers Parliament brings care workers across Europe together - they'll speak directly with policymakers about the challenges they face at work.
Stay tuned for the livestream!
📅 5 November - 15.00
👨🚒 “Necesitamos más bomberos y bomberas para poder proteger eficazmente a la ciudadanía. ¡Más y mejores medios para la seguridad real de las personas!”
(Ricardo Hernández Pérez, Ciudad de Madrid)
Las ciudades seguras dependen de servicios públicos fuertes y bien financiados.
(Ricardo Hernández Pérez, Ciudad de Madrid)
Las ciudades seguras dependen de servicios públicos fuertes y bien financiados.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
👨🚒 “Necesitamos más bomberos y bomberas para poder proteger eficazmente a la ciudadanía. ¡Más y mejores medios para la seguridad real de las personas!”
(Ricardo Hernández Pérez, Ciudad de Madrid)
Las ciudades seguras dependen de servicios públicos fuertes y bien financiados.
(Ricardo Hernández Pérez, Ciudad de Madrid)
Las ciudades seguras dependen de servicios públicos fuertes y bien financiados.
👨🚒 "Les pompiers professionnels ont besoin d'investissements et de protection. Nous sommes la première ligne de défense des villes et des citoyens."
(Thibaut Rappe, Belgique)
Aujourd’hui, rappelons-le : protéger les pompiers, c’est protéger nos villes.
(Thibaut Rappe, Belgique)
Aujourd’hui, rappelons-le : protéger les pompiers, c’est protéger nos villes.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
👨🚒 "Les pompiers professionnels ont besoin d'investissements et de protection. Nous sommes la première ligne de défense des villes et des citoyens."
(Thibaut Rappe, Belgique)
Aujourd’hui, rappelons-le : protéger les pompiers, c’est protéger nos villes.
(Thibaut Rappe, Belgique)
Aujourd’hui, rappelons-le : protéger les pompiers, c’est protéger nos villes.
“Necesitamos más inversión para poder proteger frente al cambio climático y los nuevos riesgos, como vimos hace un año en Valencia.”
(José Ignacio, España)
Las tragedias como la de Valencia nos recuerdan que la austeridad mata. Invertir en bomberos es proteger nuestras ciudades.
(José Ignacio, España)
Las tragedias como la de Valencia nos recuerdan que la austeridad mata. Invertir en bomberos es proteger nuestras ciudades.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“Necesitamos más inversión para poder proteger frente al cambio climático y los nuevos riesgos, como vimos hace un año en Valencia.”
(José Ignacio, España)
Las tragedias como la de Valencia nos recuerdan que la austeridad mata. Invertir en bomberos es proteger nuestras ciudades.
(José Ignacio, España)
Las tragedias como la de Valencia nos recuerdan que la austeridad mata. Invertir en bomberos es proteger nuestras ciudades.
🌆 #WorldCitiesDay
👨🚒 “I’m proud to serve my city and to stand for solidarity among workers.”
(Kamil Szkatulski, firefighter and union representative, Łódź, Poland)
Firefighters keep our cities safe - every day, everywhere.
They need investment, protection and respect for their vital work.
👨🚒 “I’m proud to serve my city and to stand for solidarity among workers.”
(Kamil Szkatulski, firefighter and union representative, Łódź, Poland)
Firefighters keep our cities safe - every day, everywhere.
They need investment, protection and respect for their vital work.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🌆 #WorldCitiesDay
👨🚒 “I’m proud to serve my city and to stand for solidarity among workers.”
(Kamil Szkatulski, firefighter and union representative, Łódź, Poland)
Firefighters keep our cities safe - every day, everywhere.
They need investment, protection and respect for their vital work.
👨🚒 “I’m proud to serve my city and to stand for solidarity among workers.”
(Kamil Szkatulski, firefighter and union representative, Łódź, Poland)
Firefighters keep our cities safe - every day, everywhere.
They need investment, protection and respect for their vital work.
🌆 Today is #WorldCitiesDay!
👩🏽🚒👨🚒 From Łódź to Madrid, Brussels to Alicante - firefighters are the lifeline of our cities.
They respond first when we need help. Yet across Europe, they face underfunding, staff shortages and growing risks.
Today we shine a light on their voices.
🧵Follow the thread!
👩🏽🚒👨🚒 From Łódź to Madrid, Brussels to Alicante - firefighters are the lifeline of our cities.
They respond first when we need help. Yet across Europe, they face underfunding, staff shortages and growing risks.
Today we shine a light on their voices.
🧵Follow the thread!
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🌆 Today is #WorldCitiesDay!
👩🏽🚒👨🚒 From Łódź to Madrid, Brussels to Alicante - firefighters are the lifeline of our cities.
They respond first when we need help. Yet across Europe, they face underfunding, staff shortages and growing risks.
Today we shine a light on their voices.
🧵Follow the thread!
👩🏽🚒👨🚒 From Łódź to Madrid, Brussels to Alicante - firefighters are the lifeline of our cities.
They respond first when we need help. Yet across Europe, they face underfunding, staff shortages and growing risks.
Today we shine a light on their voices.
🧵Follow the thread!
📜 Letters from the frontline
"I give my best for the people I care for - but I wish I had more time for each patient to truly respond to their needs."
Today we hear from Sanela - like her, care workers across Europe speak up for more staff and better conditions.
"I give my best for the people I care for - but I wish I had more time for each patient to truly respond to their needs."
Today we hear from Sanela - like her, care workers across Europe speak up for more staff and better conditions.
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📜 Letters from the frontline
"I give my best for the people I care for - but I wish I had more time for each patient to truly respond to their needs."
Today we hear from Sanela - like her, care workers across Europe speak up for more staff and better conditions.
"I give my best for the people I care for - but I wish I had more time for each patient to truly respond to their needs."
Today we hear from Sanela - like her, care workers across Europe speak up for more staff and better conditions.
📬 Letters from the frontline
Natascha, a home care worker in Austria, speaks of low pay, chaotic schedules, and colleagues needing second jobs to survive.
She’s calling for wages that reflect the work, access to full-time jobs, and shifts that respect family life.
No workers, no care.
Natascha, a home care worker in Austria, speaks of low pay, chaotic schedules, and colleagues needing second jobs to survive.
She’s calling for wages that reflect the work, access to full-time jobs, and shifts that respect family life.
No workers, no care.
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📬 Letters from the frontline
Natascha, a home care worker in Austria, speaks of low pay, chaotic schedules, and colleagues needing second jobs to survive.
She’s calling for wages that reflect the work, access to full-time jobs, and shifts that respect family life.
No workers, no care.
Natascha, a home care worker in Austria, speaks of low pay, chaotic schedules, and colleagues needing second jobs to survive.
She’s calling for wages that reflect the work, access to full-time jobs, and shifts that respect family life.
No workers, no care.
🕯️ One year on from the Valencia flood: “They didn’t die - they were murdered.”
Today marks 1 year since the devastating floods that killed 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ people in Valencia, Spain.
This tragedy came shortly after the right wing regional government dismantled the Valencian Emergency Unit to cut costs.
Today marks 1 year since the devastating floods that killed 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ people in Valencia, Spain.
This tragedy came shortly after the right wing regional government dismantled the Valencian Emergency Unit to cut costs.
October 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🕯️ One year on from the Valencia flood: “They didn’t die - they were murdered.”
Today marks 1 year since the devastating floods that killed 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ people in Valencia, Spain.
This tragedy came shortly after the right wing regional government dismantled the Valencian Emergency Unit to cut costs.
Today marks 1 year since the devastating floods that killed 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ people in Valencia, Spain.
This tragedy came shortly after the right wing regional government dismantled the Valencian Emergency Unit to cut costs.
Letters from the frontline: Care workers are underpaid, overworked, undervalued
On the International Day of Care and Support, we're hearing from Ana, care worker from Spain. She earns less than minimum wage, works long hours, faces high risks, sacrifices her family life.
Is this what she deserves?
On the International Day of Care and Support, we're hearing from Ana, care worker from Spain. She earns less than minimum wage, works long hours, faces high risks, sacrifices her family life.
Is this what she deserves?
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Letters from the frontline: Care workers are underpaid, overworked, undervalued
On the International Day of Care and Support, we're hearing from Ana, care worker from Spain. She earns less than minimum wage, works long hours, faces high risks, sacrifices her family life.
Is this what she deserves?
On the International Day of Care and Support, we're hearing from Ana, care worker from Spain. She earns less than minimum wage, works long hours, faces high risks, sacrifices her family life.
Is this what she deserves?
💜 On the International Day of Care and Support, we stand with care workers everywhere - including those hired through digital platforms. They’re essential, but too often treated as disposable.
🎥 Watch our short video on why platform care workers deserve decent work & union protection #Care2025
🎥 Watch our short video on why platform care workers deserve decent work & union protection #Care2025
October 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
💜 On the International Day of Care and Support, we stand with care workers everywhere - including those hired through digital platforms. They’re essential, but too often treated as disposable.
🎥 Watch our short video on why platform care workers deserve decent work & union protection #Care2025
🎥 Watch our short video on why platform care workers deserve decent work & union protection #Care2025