1. WISUTIL - Background and Explanation of the Project WISUTIL conference, Vienna, Austria 26-27 September2011 Maarten van Klaveren (AIAS)

2. 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 Introducing WISUTIL project 26 September 20112

3. 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) Introducing WISUTIL project 26 September 20113

4. 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 26 September 20114

5. NACE 2.0 Industryin 3511 Production of electricityEnergy 3512 Transmission of electricityEnergy 3513 Distribution and trade of electricityEnergy 3521 Manufacture of gasEnergy 3522 Distribution and trade of gaseous fuels through mainsEnergy 3530 Steam and air conditioning supplyWater 3600 Water collection, treatment and supplyWater 3700 SewerageWater 3811 Collection of non-hazardous wasteWaste 3812 Collection of hazardous wasteWaste 3821 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous wasteWaste 3822 Treatment and disposal of hazardous wasteWaste 3832 Recovery of sorted materialsWaste 3900 Remediation activities and other waste management servicesWaste Energy, water and waste 26 September 20115

6. Enjoy the conference! The conference 26 September 20116