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Fighting fires, fighting pandemics, fighting billionaires. We are the Global Union Federation for public service workers. Over 30mill members in 168 countries. Follow us for news on workers' struggles the world over PSI www.publicservices.international

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · Jun 23

This Public Service Day, we face unprecedented attacks on public services by authoritarians and billionaires worldwide. As democracy's last line of defense against oligarchy and market fundamentalism, we will not back down. Let the fight back begin! psishort.link/23June25

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 1d

Stefano is a nurse and member of PSI union CGIL.

He's on board a new Flotilla to deliver medical supplies to our comrades from the Gaza Healthworker's Union to support their strugg

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 7d

URGENT! Members from PSI unions Forsa and CGIL on board the Global Sumud Flotilla are currently under attack: they face illegal abduction by the Israeli military in international waters.

CGIL has announced a General Strike for Gaza this Friday in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 14d

Live from Flotilla: Raffaello Corriero of Italy's largest union CGIL shows the damages caused by drone attacks last night.

PSI members from Gaza's Health Workers Union are calling on us all to demand Israel end the war and allow medical and aid supplies in!

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Sameyki stéttarfélag í almannaþjónustu @sameyki.bsky.social · 19d

„Um allan heim má sjá stéttarfélögin berjast gegn þessari óheillaþróun þar sem félagsfólk hafnar hræðsluáróðri og falsloforðum öfgahægrisinna.“ @psiglobalunion.bsky.social

Opinber þjónusta og lýðræði situr undir árásum

Daniel segir að félagsfólk stéttarfélaga opinberra starfsmanna þurfi að taka þátt í baráttunni að verja opinber störf sem nýfrjálshyggja og hægri öfl hlynnt markaðshyggju og popúlisma leitast við að l...

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 15d

Drones hanging above the ships that bring humanitarian aid to #Gaza

Comrades of Italian union CGIL-FP part of the European and global public service movement are on board @epsu.bsky.social @psiglobalunion.bsky.social with many others

We are concerned about their safety

@kajakallas.bsky.social

ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 15d

🌍✊ The ITUC joins global voices in concern for the safety of participants — including trade unionists — in the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civil society mission bringing humanitarian aid to civilians in #Gaza.

⚖️ Human rights and international law must be respected.

#SailToGaza #TradeUnionsForPeace

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 15d

The Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying health workers, trade unionists, activists and medical supplies to Gaza, faces the threat of attack by the Israeli military.

We join @ituc.bsky.social to voice our concern and will be ready to stand against any aggression.

#StandWithGaza #RightToHealth

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 20d

Pause for a moment.

Picture the scenes which our members from the Gaza Health Workers Union are confronted with, every single day this war is allowed to continue.

We will not turn away.

We will not be silent in the face of atrocity.

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 20d

📢 BREAKING: PSI Unions working w CICTAR
reveal how foreign corps are draining Brazil's water resources while taxpayers foot the bill.

Less than half the money raised thru a tax incentive program was spent on improving water infrastructure.

More: publicservices.international/resources/pu...

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 22d

Stop the killing.
Ceasefire now.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry

Report cites scale of killings and aid blockages and accuses Benjamin Netanyahu of inciting commission of genocide

www.theguardian.com

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28d

UNISON AGS Liz Snape speaking as International lead for the TUC general council at #TUC25 calling for respect for human rights and labour rights in Palestine. @unisonglobal.bsky.social

UNISON AGS Liz Snape speaking as International lead for the TUC general council in the debate - the crisis in Palestine

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · Aug 27

Unions in Ecuador mobilise against the law on public integrity. It is a mechanism to dismiss workers and go against the public interest

Many public service unions with social movements arguing the law violates the constitution

#Solidarity
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
@epsu.bsky.social

Organizaciones sociales alistan plantón en la Corte Constitucional para este 27 de agosto, día de la audiencia contra la Ley de Integridad Pública

Hasta este 26 de agosto ingresaron 32 demandas de inconstitucionalidad contra la Ley de Integridad, de las cuales 27 fueron admitidas a trámite.

www.eluniverso.com

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · Aug 29

French unions call for strikes and mobilisation 18 september

All unions

For another France, against austerity

#solidarity to all

Part of European fight for a better future for all

@epsu.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social @psiglobalunion.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social @strikemap.org

Les organisations syndicales s’entendent sur une journée de mobilisation le 18 septembre, « y compris par la grève »

Les huit confédérations syndicales françaises étaient réunies vendredi matin au siège de la CFDT. Elles restent en revanche divisées sur le soutien au mouvement du 10 septembre.

www.lemonde.fr

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · Sep 5

Spanish unions defending public railway services for all
Part of an agenda for public transport, part of the Future is Public

A perspective we want in the #SOTEU of @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

@etf-europe.bsky.social
@itfglobalunion.bsky.social
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
@epsu.bsky.social

FSC-CCOO @ccoociudadania.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚂 Exigimos al Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible estabilidad y continuidad en los servicios ferroviarios de Obligaciones de Servicio Público.

✊ La defensa del servicio público ferroviario y la plantilla de Renfe es nuestra prioridad.

CCOO exige al Ministerio estabilidad y continuidad en los servicios ferroviarios de OSP

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · Aug 26

🗽 In New York, during the first-ever UN talks on a global tax framework, @psiglobalunion.bsky.social, ITUC & the Network of Unions for Tax Justice united to push governments to prioritize workers’ calls for fair taxation & strong public services 💼⚖️💪 #TaxJustice

Unions push tax justice at the UN

Public Services International is a Global Union Federation of more than 700 trade unions representing 30 million workers in 154 countries. We bring their voices to the UN, ILO, WHO and other regional ...

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · Aug 22

Ukrainian nurses are working under extreme pressure, with little rest, low pay, and no protection.

A new report - now in English with EPSU’s support - gives a rare, honest look at what it's like on the frontlines of care.

📖 A sobering but important weekend read.
🔗 www.epsu.org/article/ukra...

Ukrainian nurses under fire: new report documents working conditions during the war

Ukraine has lost more than a third of its nurses since 2014, with numbers falling even faster since the full-scale invasion.

www.epsu.org

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · Aug 25

Israeli army bombs hospital in #Gaza killing journalists [again], first responders [again] damaging the hospital [again] injuring patients [again]

@kajakallas.bsky.social :can we expect action now as European unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social @efjeurope.bsky.social others are asking?

Israel bombed Gaza hospital a second time, killing rescuers, say health officials

At least 20 people, including five journalists, died as they rushed to help those wounded in the first strike

www.theguardian.com

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · Aug 26

We stand today at Mont des Arts with @efjeurope.bsky.social and @ifjglobal.bsky.social to honour the 200+ journalists killed in Gaza.

Yesterday’s attack on a hospital killed 20 – including health and rescue workers and 5 journalists.

Israel must stop targeting hospitals and killing journalists.

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our members around the world condemn the repeated attacks on health services by Israel and stand with our colleagues from the Gaza Health Workers Union who are doing all they can to save lives.

#NotATarget

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Israel bombed Gaza hospital a second time, killing rescuers, say health officials

At least 20 people, including five journalists, died as they rushed to help those wounded in the first strike

www.theguardian.com

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · Aug 22

Latest newsletter @psiglobalunion.bsky.social

From the #strike @cupescfp.bsky.social to win for staff in Canada airlines to nurses winning pay in Brazil; from the bargaining of public service unions in Turkey to #strike of guards with @pcsunion.bsky.social in UK Parliament

@epsu.bsky.social

Union wins worldwide | Brazil: Nurses beat wage theft | Japan: workers secure raises | Canada: Unions defend Right To Strike - and more...

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · Aug 22

🔥 BREAKING: We just spoke w BBC on extreme heat is endangering 2 BILLION workers worldwide!
📊 The numbers are shocking:
👥 70% of global workforce exposed to dangerous heat
⚠️ 10,000+ deaths annually
🏥 Millions of heat-related injuries each year

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · Aug 19

“Air Canada pays a poverty wage for the work of aviation’s first responders and that has to change. It’s time for a fair deal, including the new industry standard of boarding pay and other time currently unpaid at work.” - @flyingwithsara.bsky.social

AFA-CWA, The Flight Attendant Union @afacwa.org · Aug 13

No matter the uniforms we wear, we are united in the fight to lift the standards for our careers. We stand with our @aircanada.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social union siblings! Statement from @flyingwithsara.bsky.social: www.afacwa.org/afa_backs_ai...

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Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights @giescr.bsky.social · Aug 11

@giescr.bsky.social @unrisd.org @psiglobalunion.bsky.social @onumujeres.bsky.social @inescoficial.bsky.social

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Newsletter @psiglobalunion.bsky.social - Winning rights for public service workers and people

🚨How unions got recognition for care as a human right, rebuilding the social organisation of care

🚨Unions fighting for fair taxation at UN

#Strike health and care workers in Kenya

@epsu.bsky.social

Inter-America: Unions Secure Care as Human Right | Kenya: Nurses and Midwives on strike | Stand Up for Tunisian Unionists | Unions shape UN Tax Talks

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KESK @kesk-international.bsky.social · Aug 17

We will not work tomorrow to protest the #poverty.
Our response to the Govt’s offer as part of the CBA negotiations is #strike.
@kesk.org.tr and unions will take actions across the country.
@ituc.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social @psiglobalunion.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · Aug 4

Sharing perspectives from world of work, informal sectors & Indigenous Peoples in efforts to tackle #plasticpollution, the 2nd panel features H.E. Amb. da Silva Nunes of #Brazil & representatives from @globalrec.bsky.social, Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus, @psiglobalunion.bsky.social, IOE & ILO.

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