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Stronger unions, better conditions - and a real voice for public service workers. ✊ Our third panel in Sarajevo shared experiences of organising and bargaining across Europe: listening and learning from each other, but staying determined to win change for workers.

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 4h

More than 100,000 public service workers in Ireland are taking action from today! ✊ From health to local government, workers are standing up for fair pay and strong public services. Solidarity with INMO, SIPTU, Fórsa and all those fighting the #PublicServicesEmergency!

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 21h

We’re on the streets in Paris with French public service workers! ✊🇫🇷 Better pay. Better conditions. More staff. More investment in the public services we all rely on. Solidarity with everyone taking action across France today! ❤️

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Fédération CGT des services publics @fdspcgt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Depuis Sarajevo, la solidarité syndicale européenne s’affirme ! La fédération des Services publics participe à la conférence paneuropéenne d’EPSU pour des services publics de qualité, avec nos camarades syndicalistes de toute l’Europe. Vive la solidarité internationale des travailleurs ! ✊🇫🇷🇪🇺

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 22h

Recruitment is only the start. ✊ How do we turn new members into active members? How do we bring more young workers into unions - and support them to become activists and leaders? A discussion on organising and trade union renewal in Sarajevo - one that speaks to the very future of our unions.

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Public services should be public - but ownership is only the start. Our first panel in Sarajevo discussed democratic control, workers’ voices and public procurement that delivers decent jobs, fair taxes and the green transition. Public money should work for people! ✊

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Day 2 of our Local and Regional Government Pan-European Conference starts with #solidarity. ✊ From Sarajevo, LRG unions from across Europe stand with workers fighting back against the #PublicServicesEmergency services emergency - including workers taking to the streets across France today.

A group of people holding banners reading ‘solidarity’ in several languages and EPSU flags.

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Who remembers the EPSU Labour Dictionary? 👀 It mostly lived on the platform formerly known as Twitter, so some of you may have missed it. For #SafeAbortionDay, we’re bringing back one entry. Years later, the definition hasn’t changed: abortion must be safe, free and accessible.

Graphic from EPSU’s Labour Dictionary defining abortion as a fundamental right and a procedure that must be safe, free and fully accessible.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026

NO TO PALANTIR 🚫 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call for the scrapping of all existing public sector contracts with Palantir.

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Statement of 120 organisations across Europe demanding end of public contracts to #Palantir A company avoiding paying a fair share of taxes And which leaders questioning values of equality and democracy Not to Palantir

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re kicking off our Local and Regional Government Pan-European Conference in Sarajevo! 🗳️ First on the agenda: electing our new LRG President. A warm welcome to Ann Georgsson of Kommunal, our new EPSU LRG President! 👏 Two days of trade union debate, exchange and action start here.

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We say… ❌ NO to supporting war mongers ❌ NO to draining our public wealth ❌ NO to the tech broligarchy NO TO #PALANTIR! Read the open letter from over 120 organisations from across Europe here: www.epsu.org/article/120-...

Graphic reading: “120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to scrap Palantir contracts.” It adds that Palantir supports warmongers, drains public wealth and deepens dependence on tech billionaires, ending: “We say no to Palantir.”

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hundreds of Austrian unionists @fsgyounion.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social send a message of #solidarity to German workers today on the streets across the country against destruction welfare state with @social.verdi.de @dgbbbr.bsky.social Success!

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Close to 70.000 trade unionists in Essen, Germany protesting against Sozial Abbau, destruction of the welfare state And this in another 14 cities across Germany Massive signal against the government reforms @epsu.bsky.social @social.verdi.de @labourstart.bsky.social

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Workers are fighting back! From strikes and protests across Europe to the battle over EU Inc and the future of public services, our latest newsletter looks at where pressure is building - and where unions are pushing back. Plus, some happy news from the EPSU office 👶 Check it out 🔗👇

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We’re outside the European Commission with trade unions from across Europe to say: enough is enough! Workers’ rights are not red tape. Collective bargaining is not a barrier to competitiveness. EU Inc: protect workers’ rights — or sink it. ✊ @etuc-ces.bsky.social

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is one of Europe’s most women-dominated sectors. So the fight for quality ECEC is a fight for gender equality too. Today our ECEC Network and Women’s & Gender Equality Committee came together in Brussels to organise for both. ✊

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Great meeting Board members of International Chimney Sweepers Union Talking about health and safety, professional qualifications, energy policy and procurement @epsu.bsky.social unions organise chimney sweepers employed by municipalities, active in public roles We will strengthen cooperation

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Europe needs at least 1 million more healthcare workers. The European Parliament has backed action on staff shortages and working conditions. Workers have been saying it for years: recruitment only works if people can stay in the job. Now governments must act! 👇 www.euractiv.com/news/europea...

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European Parliament calls for one million more healthcare workers | Euractiv

Health workforce plan passes despite far-right push against international recruitment

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

European Parliament adopts health work force report calling for 1 million nurses It calls for safer working conditions, fair remuneration, high education and training standards, safe staffing levels and sustainable funding @epsu.bsky.social wants to see action from @ec.europa.eu Now !

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European Parliament calls for one million more healthcare workers | Euractiv

Health workforce plan passes despite far-right push against international recruitment

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Slovenian farright government introduces law to dismantle welfare state, health and social security 6 confederations including zsss, ksjs and pergam organise a petition to call referendum to cancel it In few days 32000 signatures of 40000 needed Fighting back together Success! @epsu.bsky.social

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Proti razkroju Slovenije - Zbiramo podpise!

Potrebujemo 40.000 podpisov za referendum proti škodljivem interventnem zakonu. Ne bomo dovolili, da nam vzamejo solidarnost!

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Romania descends into health care crisis. Funding for Emergency rooms and amulances ran out To divert funding: money taken away from resident doctors salaries, programs dealing with Aids/HIV, transfusion safety, work dealing with mothers and children @epsu.bsky.social

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Ministry of Health Reports 98 Million Lei Deficit in Healthcare System

The healthcare system currently faces a funding shortfall of 98 million lei - funds needed for staff salaries, operational costs for emergency departments, and the operation of ambulance services - In...

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🍂 Autumn action is building across Europe! Ireland: national strike planned for 14 Oct. Belgium: unions mobilise against austerity. Spain: care, health, education and public-service workers prepare strikes and protests. Workers are taking action against the #PublicServicesEmergency!

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

😮‍💨 Another #SOTEU, more praise for Europe’s firefighters. But applause won’t staff fire stations, provide the right equipment or make the job safer. @politico.eu and @ziaweise.bsky.social spoke to firefighters about what they actually need: resources, not praise. 🔗👇 www.politico.eu/article/give...

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Give us resources, not praise, say European firefighters after hellish summer

Emergency services plead with Brussels and national governments for more staff, better equipment and investment in fire prevention.

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Social workers Ukraine organising With immense challenges many recognisable for unions across Europe workers sound alarm If no investment in rebuilding social infrastructure, Ukraine will face major problems Union wants seat at table @epsu.bsky.social agrees @ukrainesolidarity.bsky.social

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Social workers organise and demand a say in future of organisation social work in Ukraine

EPSU joined a seminar with trade union leaders from across Ukraine and various representatives from the social work sector to analyse and discuss the future of the sector.

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European Trade Union e-action of ACV-CSC-Belgium @acv-csc-europe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

‼️"No circular economy without good working conditions" - very important @euobserver.com OpEd by @industrialleurope.bsky.social's Judith Kirton-Darling & @epsu.bsky.social's @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social‼️ bsky.app/profile/euob...

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Those arrested in the witchhunt of the LGBT+ community in Turkiye include trade unionists and journalists Shame on Turkiye @mfaturkiye.bsky.social @mfaturkiyep.bsky.social 📢 Set them free Country no longer safe What will be the impact on COP31? Can LGBT+ activists/ politicians safely attend?

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🚨 Brutal crackdown on LGBT+ organisations in Türkiye At least 9 organisations have been raided & 160+ people detained. On our office training day on LGBT+ rights, supported by @unison.org.uk, we stand in #solidarity with persecuted activists. ✊🏾 Release them now! 🏳️‍🌈 LGBT+ rights are human rights!

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#Solidarity with energy workers mobilising across France tomorrow, along with workers in health, social services, labour inspectors and other public service workers taking action for decent pay, staffing and resources. ✊ It's time to fight back against the #PublicServicesEmergency!

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

😍 What a day at #Manifiesta2026! ✊🏾Trade union leaders from across Europe came together to discuss how we fight austerity and address the #PublicServicesEmergency in EPSU debate. #Solidarity is the only way to end the corporate capture, and... make public services public again!

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

⏰ #ManiFiesta is TOMORROW. Cuts to public services aren’t inevitable. Neither is privatisation. On 12 September, join trade unionists from across Europe in Oostende to talk about how we fight the #PublicServicesEmergency - and win. 📍 Union Village, 13:00 🔗 manifiesta.be/fr/line-up/u...

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

EPSU is in Ukraine with @unison.org.uk for a project visit with social and health workers’ unions. The challenges are painfully familiar: staff shortages, low pay, lack of funding and too little respect. But workers in Ukraine also face war, displacement and veterans’ needs. #Solidarity.

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The EU has unveiled its new public #procurement rules. Moving beyond lowest price is welcome. But optional social criteria, weak action on tax avoidance and new uncertainty on concessions are serious gaps. Public money should raise standards - not reward loopholes. 🔗 www.epsu.org/article/euro...

An image of EU flags outside the Berlaymont with the text "The Commission overhauls public procurement rules: an opportunity for improvement"

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

French health and social services union @cgt.fr reacting to news of extreme-right victory in saxony-anhalt and expressing its #solidarity and support for @social.verdi.de Do not help fascists into power. Do not cooperate with them It will be a disaster for work place democracy @epsu.bsky.social

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Face à l’extrême droite, la solidarité syndicale ne doit pas connaître de frontières. – CGT Santé Action Sociale

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

UK's grid company admits they have become dependent on the services provided by #Palantir Did not even do a procurement process for the contract Best is to stop outsourcing our critical services to such companies Recall Palantir seeks public funds but does hardly pay tax @epsu.bsky.social

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dutch union @fnv.bsky.social in action against austerity Like in many countries unions demand something better... social justice, resources to deliver quality public services #solidarity

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

EPSU turns 48 this month - and we’re celebrating on the streets. ✊ We're in the Hague with FNV members fighting cuts to public services and social protection. Workers are saying: we’re not paying the bill! This is how we fight the #PublicServicesEmergency!

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🍂 September is starting with workers taking action! Including: Ireland: huge votes for industrial action France: national strikes and mobilisation on 29 Sept UK: workers striking over pay and conditions The fight against the #PublicServicesEmergency continues!

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

PSI is hiring! Two senior roles: Global People Manager, and Head of the General Secretary's Office. Help our teams serve our affiliates even better. Apply by 17 September ✊ psishort.link/vacancies #Hiring @epsu.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social

A red enamel sign fixed to a brick wall reading WE'RE HIRING / ESTAMOS CONTRATANDO / NOUS RECRUTONS.

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Workplace stress is not a personal failure. It's a health and safety issue. MEPs have backed binding EU legislation on psychosocial risks at work. For public service workers facing staff shortages, impossible workloads and violence, action is long overdue. Read more 👇 www.epsu.org/article/meps...

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MEPs call for legislation to end stress at work

The new report, drafted by MEP Estelle Ceulemans, lists several recommendations for a new EU bill needed to tackle rising exposure to psychosocial stress risks in the workplace.

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Care workers from @social.verdi.de are bringing the reality of their job into the heart of German politics! They pushing a heavy care bed from Magdeburg to Berlin as the federal government has proposed a law which will worsen the situation in care sector. ✊🏾 EPSU stands in #solidarity with them!

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