WISUTIL - Background and

Explanation of the Project

WISUTIL conference, Vienna, Austria

26-27 September2011

Maarten van Klaveren (AIAS)

• The name– WageIndicator Support for Bargaining in the Utilities

Sector

• The aims– to contribute to a debate about collective bargaining

strategies of unions at national and European levels, focusing on the effects on wages, working conditions, occupational structures and skills

• Partners– University of Amsterdam/Amsterdam Institute for

Advanced labour Studies (AIAS), coordinator– European Federation of Public Services Unions (EPSU)– WageIndicator Foundation, Amsterdam– FORBA research institute, Vienna

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• Funding– EU budget heading: Industrial Relations and Social

Dialogue(nr VS/2010/0382)

• Duration 1 November 2010 - 31 October 2011– Nov. 2010: Start WageIndicator web-survey – Nov. 2010 – EPSU affiliates invited rank and file to

Jul. 2011: complete the survey– Dec. 2010: Start up conference– Dec. 2010, Mar. 2011 Newsletters– Sep. 2011: Final conference in Vienna– Oct. 2011: Finalising report for EPSU

(downloadable)

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• Sources used:– Data from 5,361 respondents of the WageIndicator web-

survey on work and wages in 13 EU countries– The AIAS/MNE database for the energy, water and waste

multinational companies– Update PIQUE project (2007-2009, coordinated by

FORBA) aiming to investigate the relationship between employment, productivity and quality of public services in the process of liberalisation and privatisation

– Issues of the monthly AIAS-ETUI Collective Bargaining Newsletter, covering the years 2008-current

– Publications and reports, like those of PSIRU

Sources for WISUTIL report

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NACE 2.0 Industry in3511 Production of electricity Energy3512 Transmission of electricity Energy3513 Distribution and trade of electricity Energy3521 Manufacture of gas Energy3522 Distribution and trade of gaseous fuels through mains Energy3530 Steam and air conditioning supply Water3600 Water collection, treatment and supply Water3700 Sewerage Water3811 Collection of non-hazardous waste Waste3812 Collection of hazardous waste Waste3821 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste Waste3822 Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste Waste3832 Recovery of sorted materials Waste3900 Remediation activities and other waste management services

Waste

Energy, water and waste

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Enjoy the conference!

The conference

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