EPSU European Works Council Coordinators Meeting
25 February 2010, Brussels
9.00 – 18.00
E.E.S.C./C.E.S.E., room VM3, Brussels
Please note: The EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities will take place on 26
February 2010
Draft Agenda
1.
Opening and Announcements
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Introduction of EPSU colleague dealing with EWCs – Veronica Nilsson
2.
Update on EWCs : new agreements, re-negotiated agreements
- This will also include a report on a number of recent meetings such as the Waste
and EWCs (26-27 November), Energy EWCs (14 December).
Theme for discussion: EWCs and Corporate Social Responsibility – based on
report to be provided by SOMO
Participants are asked to briefly update on the most important points of work in relevant
EWCs. We appreciate if you can provide us with a more complete report to distribute.
3.
Transnational agreements: recent examples
- it is also intended to provide a report on the European Commission expert group on
transnational agreements. We will try to get a representative of the trade unions for
that group.
4.
Revision of the European Works Council Directive
- Update of issues. The Guidelines of the European Trade Union Federations are
available. Guidelines of ETUC are forthcoming.
- Implementation issues (Romuald Jagodzinski is invited to brief us on this and other
topical issues)
5.
EPSU EWC Coordinators
- Overview
- Guidelines
- Completing list of companies
6.
EPSU legal assistance fund
- Short update
7.
Work programme 2009-2014
- Follow up to EPSU Congress Resolution
- Target list of companies for establishing a EWC
(we should have available the update of the PSIRU studies on Multinational
companies in energy, waste, water and health and social services)
8.
Any Other Business