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.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mvsag24dr22gEurope 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! 👇 https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-parliament-calls-for-one-million-more-healthcare-workers/18 Sep 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsag24dr22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mvpuirggjk2a🍂 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!17 Sep 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpuirggjk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mvmu4x52kk25😮‍💨 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. 🔗👇 https://www.politico.eu/article/give-us-resources-not-applause-say-european-firefighters-after-hellish-summer/16 Sep 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmu4x52kk25https://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mvkuhjsh6c2z🚨 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!15 Sep 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkuhjsh6c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mvid3xqz5c2i#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!14 Sep 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvid3xqz5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mvdnnlqvxc25😍 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!12 Sep 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdnnlqvxc25https://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mvabqh4qh22a⏰ #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 🔗 https://manifiesta.be/fr/line-up/urgence-dans-les-services-publics-lutter-ensemble-contre-lausterite11 Sep 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvabqh4qh22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mv5tteq4bk2lEPSU 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.10 Sep 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5tteq4bk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3mv3ndhryos2lThe 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. 🔗 https://www.epsu.org/article/european-commission-overhauls-public-procurement-rules-opportunity-improvement09 Sep 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3ndhryos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3muyusscdak2lEPSU 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!08 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyusscdak2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3muolx7kyhs26🍂 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!04 Sep 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muolx7kyhs26https://bsky.app/profile/epsu.bsky.social/post/3muolx7kyhs26🍂 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!04 Sep 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:6t4ldzfe7tkirhhag4cd54r4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muolx7kyhs26