News and PCP positionshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/Work, housing, health and public services are central to our political work. Read news, analysis and positions from the Parti communiste populaire on decisions that shape life in Switzerland.enMinimum wages: protect cantonal floors and strengthen collective agreementshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/conventions-salaires-minimums/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/conventions-salaires-minimums/Geneva’s adjustment raises a basic political question: collective bargaining should improve wage protection rather than provide a route around it.Work and wagesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSunday work: protect shared rest as a social guaranteehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/travail-dimanche-repos/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/travail-dimanche-repos/The Council of States economic affairs committee is maintaining its proposal to expand retail Sundays. The PCP puts staff working conditions and shared time at the centre of the debate.Work and wagesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReal wages and productivity: who benefits from the wealth produced?https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/salaires-productivite-prix/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/salaires-productivite-prix/An annual real-wage increase does not settle distribution. The PCP distinguishes pay, working time, disposable income and collective services.Work and wagesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTPlatforms and subcontracting: economic power carries responsibility for workhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/plateformes-sous-traitance/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/plateformes-sous-traitance/The PCP supports protection based on how work is actually organised, identifiable responsibility and income assessed against the time and resources committed.Work and wagesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSupport industry with commitments on jobs, skills and investmenthttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/capacite-industrielle/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/capacite-industrielle/The PCP supports industrial policy that preserves useful capabilities, protects workers and gives the public a say over the resources committed.Work and wagesWork and the public interest must guide economic decisionshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/interet-public/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/interet-public/The PCP’s position on pay, public ownership, planning and democratic participation in the Swiss economy.Work and wagesFrom apprenticeship to stable employment: training carries a lasting responsibilityhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/apprentissage-emploi-stable/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/apprentissage-emploi-stable/The transition barometer confirms the importance of vocational education. The PCP calls for training quality and first-job conditions to be followed alongside the number of places.Work and wagesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTFrom public contract to work delivered: enforce social conditionshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/commande-publique-travail/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/commande-publique-travail/A dossier on preparation, subcontracting, inspections and responsibility. The PCP supports procurement based on quality and verifiable working conditions.Work and wagesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTRents: the cost of staying and the cost of having to movehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/loyers-cout-logement/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/loyers-cout-logement/The PCP calls for separate monitoring of existing rents, new contracts and additional charges to establish the actual pressure on household budgets.Housing and living costsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHousing shortage: progress must be measured in homes deliveredhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/penurie-logement-action/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/penurie-logement-action/The 2026 implementation review requires an assessment of results: affordable supply, delivery times, rents and lasting public benefit.Housing and living costsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTVacant homes: local difficulties behind the national figurehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/logements-vacants-regions/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/logements-vacants-regions/The PCP calls for availability, prices and local needs to be considered together, rather than applying the same answer to every region.Housing and living costsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTCooperatives and non-profit housing: organising lasting affordabilityhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/logement-abordable/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/logement-abordable/Land, entry capital, finance, allocation and scrutiny: the conditions for genuinely accessible homes.Housing and living costsRenovation without displacement: energy efficiency must also protect household budgetshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/renovation-loyers/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/renovation-loyers/The PCP supports energy improvements with transparent costs, social conditions on assistance and follow-up of residents’ circumstances.Housing and living costsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTPublic land must provide lasting support for affordable homeshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/terrains-publics-logement/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/terrains-publics-logement/The PCP’s position on retaining land, allocation conditions, finance and democratic scrutiny of public housing projects.Housing and living costsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHousing during education: expand supply without excluding young peoplehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/logement-etudes-formation/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/logement-etudes-formation/New capacity in Lausanne shows the value of sustained action. The PCP calls for housing, grants and mobility to be considered together.Housing and living costsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTFrom land to rent: building a complete pathway to affordable housinghttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/foncier-financement-loyers/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/foncier-financement-loyers/Twelve stages connecting needs, land, finance, construction, allocation and maintenance in a lasting housing policy.Housing and living costsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTPremiums for 2027: protect disposable income and improve the organisation of carehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/primes-maladie-2027/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/primes-maladie-2027/Following the premium announcement, the PCP calls for solidarity in financing and adequate resources for primary care.Health and careTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNursing staff: indicators must lead to actual care capacityhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/personnel-soignant-capacite/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/personnel-soignant-capacite/The PCP calls for qualifications, working time, retention and patients’ needs to be considered together.Health and careTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTVaud: plan care around needs and actual patient pathwayshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/planification-soins-regions/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/planification-soins-regions/Using cantonal evidence, the PCP calls for hospital missions, staffing, proximity and continuity after discharge to be connected.Health and careTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTFinancing health: share the effort and recognise all the work of carehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/financement-sante/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/financement-sante/Total expenditure, household burdens, uniform funding and continuity: distinguish the mechanisms before deciding.Health and careGuaranteeing basic care: public responsibility through to service receivedhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/services-publics/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/services-publics/The PCP’s position on territorial access, stable teams, solidarity in funding and continuity scrutiny.Health and careFrom resources to care received: finance teams, primary care and continuityhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/soins-personnel-financement/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/soins-personnel-financement/A PCP dossier on resources, training, pathways, home support, information and public scrutiny of care capacity.Health and careTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTFederal budget 2027: disclose the consequences for public serviceshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/budget-services-publics/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/budget-services-publics/Budget scrutiny must examine services, staffing and investments that can actually be financed. The PCP calls for debate on priorities and revenue.Public economy and servicesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTRail maintenance: turn funding into everyday reliabilityhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/rail-entretien-fiabilite/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/rail-entretien-fiabilite/The 2025–2028 performance agreements frame operation and maintenance. The PCP calls for scrutiny of delivered work, technical skills and results for passengers.Public economy and servicesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTDigital letters: modernise the Post while protecting accesshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/poste-acces-services/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/poste-acces-services/Digital letters join the universal service. The PCP calls for real channel choice, assistance and reliable physical access throughout the transition.Public economy and servicesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTPublic investment: finance the service across the asset’s whole lifehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/investissement-long-terme/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/investissement-long-terme/The PCP assesses investment through service delivered, future costs, staffing and the ability to adapt.Public economy and servicesPublic assets and economic assistance: scrutiny equal to the collective commitmenthttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/actifs-publics-controle/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/actifs-publics-controle/The PCP calls for explicit purposes, proportionate transparency and verifiable commitments where the public owns, finances or guarantees.Public economy and servicesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTFrom mobility needs to lasting service: how rail creates public valuehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/infrastructures-valeur-publique/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/infrastructures-valeur-publique/A dossier on network choices, renewal, teams, finance and results. The PCP connects investment decisions to the mobility actually secured.Public economy and servicesTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe 13th AHV pension: secure the benefit and share financing fairlyhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/avs-treizieme-rente-financement/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/avs-treizieme-rente-financement/The PCP supports the 13th pension and calls for financing based on ability to contribute.Social protection and equalityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTChildcare: finance standards and provide places people can usehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/accueil-enfants-financement/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/accueil-enfants-financement/Following Vaud’s revised frameworks, the PCP calls for staffing, funding and family access to be planned together.Social protection and equalityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTStudy grants: access also depends on how support is calculatedhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/bourses-formation-acces/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/bourses-formation-acces/A Fribourg rule change shows why assessed income, payment dates and recognised expenses matter.Social protection and equalityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTCare, working lives and pensions: solidarity must cover the whole lifehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/soin-parcours-retraites/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/soin-parcours-retraites/The PCP connects pay, care services, protected working lives and solidarity in retirement financing.Social protection and equalityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTChildcare must become a reliable, accessible and high-quality public servicehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/accueil-enfants-service-public/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/accueil-enfants-service-public/The PCP position on expanding provision, reducing family costs and recognising educational work.Social protection and equalityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe budget after necessary costs: wages, housing, health and public serviceshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/dossiers/logement-sante/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/dossiers/logement-sante/A PCP dossier on usable income, committed expenditure and the public decisions shaping living standards.Social protection and equalityThe 29 November vote: assess each of the four proposals through its consequenceshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/votations-choix-publics/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/votations-choix-publics/Pensions, taxation, fireworks and war materiel: the PCP calls for debate on each text’s effects, responsibilities and distribution of costs.Democracy and public responsibilityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTFederalism: clarify responsibilities without shifting costs onto the publichttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/federalisme-responsabilites/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/federalisme-responsabilites/The PCP assesses the division of tasks through continuity of rights, funding and authorities’ real capacity to act.Democracy and public responsibilityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTDigital public services: guarantee access, assistance and democratic scrutinyhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/numerique-acces-egal/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/numerique-acces-egal/The PCP supports digital provision that expands options, funds assistance and preserves effective routes for people who need another channel.Democracy and public responsibilityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTGeneva’s budget debate: examine the services behind the announced deficithttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/budget-local-priorites/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/budget-local-priorites/The second 2026 draft offers a practical case for examining revenue, needs and priorities. The PCP calls for assessment through services and costs actually transferred.Democracy and public responsibilityTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTElectricity in 2027: a lower median does not replace scrutiny of billshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/electricite-tarifs/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/electricite-tarifs/The PCP calls for verifiable tariff explanations and investment that serves users.Energy, ecology and regionsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTBuilding renovation: funding must deliver lower consumption and affordable homeshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/renovation-energie-resultats/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/renovation-energie-resultats/Following the 2025 Buildings Programme results, the PCP calls for energy and social assessment of grants.Energy, ecology and regionsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe green transition: organise mobility around work and placeshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/transition-investissement/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/analyses/transition-investissement/Decarbonisation needs reliable journeys, supported by the workforce and resources required to operate them.Energy, ecology and regionsFinancing the energy transition: public investment, manageable costs and social guaranteeshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/energie-investissement-couts/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/energie-investissement-couts/The PCP connects needs, equipment life cycles, working conditions and protection for users in a public financing policy.Energy, ecology and regionsTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTStatement of the Parti communiste populaire on the one China principle and against separatism and external interferencehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/une-seule-chine/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/une-seule-chine/The PCP statement on Chinese sovereignty, opposition to separatism and peaceful reunification.International affairs and peaceTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe restoration of the rights of the People’s Republic of China at the UN 55 years after Resolution 2758https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/resolution-2758/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/resolution-2758/China’s representation at the United Nations, the resolution’s scope and the PCP’s political position.International affairs and peaceTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA consistent Swiss one China policy and a firm stand against confrontationhttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/politique-suisse-une-seule-chine/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/communiques/politique-suisse-une-seule-chine/The PCP calls for a consistent Swiss position and political action that helps prevent confrontation.International affairs and peaceTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTWar material: the PCP opposes the proposed relaxation of export ruleshttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/exportations-armes-paix/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/exportations-armes-paix/The 29 November vote concerns export control, public responsibility and a policy for peace.International affairs and peaceTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSwiss neutrality: prevent escalation and preserve the means of peacehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/neutralite-prevention-conflits/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/neutralite-prevention-conflits/The PCP supports prevention, independence from bloc politics and democratic scrutiny of foreign-policy decisions.International affairs and peaceTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTLifelong learning: the ILO report calls for a social responsehttps://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/normes-internationales-travail/https://communistepopulaire.org/en/actualites/normes-internationales-travail/The PCP calls for practical support for training and recognition of new skills in working conditions.International affairs and peaceTue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT