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Adam Rogalewski


Adam Rogalewski is policy officer for health and social services in the European Federation of Public Service Unions, having worked for the British public-services union Unison, the Swiss general union Unia and the Polish federation of trade unions, OPZZ. He has a PhD from London Metropolitan.

Adam Rogalewski

Establishing safe staffing in health and social care

Adam Rogalewski 24th March 2024

Staff shortages represent a risk to occupational health and an EU directive should mandate member states to address them.

Musculo-skeletal disorders: lifting the strain

Adam Rogalewski 29th January 2024

A spotlight on health and social care shows the need for an EU directive on musculo-skeletal disorders.

Tackling staff shortages in health and social care

Adam Rogalewski 7th April 2023

On World Health Day, lessons learned from workers’ expressions of discontent must be translated into action.

Protecting health workers from hazardous products

Adam Rogalewski 9th February 2023

There is more clarity about hazardous medicinal products but awareness still needs to be raised to protect workers.

Health and social care: staff shortages critical

Adam Rogalewski 19th September 2022

Clapping key workers was one thing—Europe needs to recruit and retain more of them.

Care workers are key to quality care

Adam Rogalewski 29th October 2021

On the Global Day of Action for Care Workers, unions mobilise for investment and decent work.

Lessons learnt from the pandemic for long-term care

Adam Rogalewski 6th July 2021

After privatisation and austerity, long-term care needs to be restored to resilience and readiness for an ageing population.

How Law and Justice (mis)used the pandemic to dismantle social dialogue in Poland

Adam Rogalewski 21st April 2020

With the independence of Poland’s judiciary already compromised, the autonomy of social partnership has become the latest target of the ruling populists.

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