Strike at private hospital enters third week
4 August 2010
Members of the CGT trade union at the private hospital owned by Médipôle Sud Santé in Narbonne in the South of France have been on strike for over two weeks in support of their demands for a pay increase of 3%, along with a monthly bonus of €100 and a 13th month payment. The union has called on the FHP private hospitals organisation to deal with pay at national level in view of a series of strikes in the sector – 37 around the country in May, June and July.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
Union sets out main demands for 7 September day of action
4 August 2010
Unions across the public and private sector are mobilising for a national day of action on 7 September in protest at government plans to raise the pension age and make other reforms to the retirement system. Along with other unions the CGT is calling for the retention of the right to retire at 60 and wants a minimum pension of €1600 a month. The unions in the public sector also want to see an increase in public sector pay to compensate for the loss of purchasing power over several years.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
Unions united in rejecting changes to pensions
21 July 2010
Representatives of the public service federations all voted in the three public sector councils to reject government proposals to raise the retirement age and pension contribution requirements. There is a national council for the each of the three sections of the public sector – ministries, hospitals and local and regional government. Some elected officials in local government supported the union position as did some employee representatives in the hospitals and so there were majorities against change in these two councils whereas voting was tied 20:20 in the council for the ministries.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
Seven union organizations co-ordinate action over pensions
5 July 2010
Unions plan to continue their protests and resistance against government plans to raise the pension age. The CGT, CFDT, FO, CFCT, FSU, Solidaires and UNSA argue that the proposals fail to take account of workers, particularly women, with irregular contribution records and those employed in difficult and dangerous occupations. Following the day of action on 29 June, the unions are committed to maintain their opposition throughout the legislative process and will organize the next day of action on 7 September the opening of the debate in parliament.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
Read more at > FO (FR)
Unions walk out of government talks on pay
5 July 2010
The eight union organizations in the public sector (CGT, CFDT, FO, CFTC, UNSA, FSU, Solidaires and CGC) twice walked out of meeting with the government at the end of June. On 25 June they ended the meeting when the government failed to make any response to their demands that action was needed to address the 9% loss of purchasing power since 2000. On 30 June they walked out demanding that the government open proper negotiations after being told that the 2010 pay increase would be 0.5% as set unilaterally by the government in 2008, followed by a pay freeze for 2011-2013.
Read more at > CGT Services Publics (FR)
And at > CGT Services Publics (FR)
National demonstration planned over pension reforms
21 June 2010
Five union organizations (CFDT, CGT, FSU, Solidaires and UNSA) are mobilizing for a demonstration on 24 June in protest at government plans to increase the retirement age and employees’ pension contributions. The unions argue that the changes will mean that as a result of the various breaks in their careers many women will have to work until the age of 65 to get a full pension. They point out that generally the reforms don’t acknowledge the scale of the gender pensions gap nor the need to take account of difficult and dangerous occupations.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
Unions estimate a million workers supported demonstrations
1 June 2010
The six unions that organized a day of action on 27 May estimate that around a million people got involved in some 176 demonstrations around the country. The CGT, CFDT, CFTC, FSU, Solidaires and UNSA called the protests in opposition to the government’s policies on the public sector, pay and pensions. After a meeting on 31 May the same group of unions agreed on another national mobilisation on 24 June.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
And at > CFDT (FR)
Days of action on pay, jobs and pensions
13 May 2010
Five trade union organisations have issued a joint call for a day of action on 27 May. The CGT, CFDT, UNSA, Solidaires and FSU will be mobilising in protest at government plans to freeze public spending for three years. The unions want to see increases in public sector pay and an end to job cuts. They are also concerned about proposals to change the pensions system and the fact that the government has allowed little time for consultation on the issue. Meanwhile the FO confederation has called for a national, cross-sectoral strike on 15 June specifically in protest at the pension reforms that could see workers having to contribute for more than 40 years to get a full pension.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
And at > FO (FR)
Municipal police plan strike action on 1 June
13 May 2010
In the fact of government failure to negotiate, six trade unions representing municipal police have called for a day of strike action and demonstrations in key cities across France. Among the union demands are regradings for a number of occupations and a recognition of the hardship and risks faced by the police.
Read more at > CFDT (FR)
Unions reject further changes to pensions
29 April 2010
Public service unions have made clear that they are unhappy about government proposals to change the pension age and calculation. The CGT local government federation wants to retain the right to retire at 60 and for a pension worth 75% of salary after a full career. It also called on the government to organise negotiations involving all the public service federations. FO’s civil service federation has attacked the conclusions of a report from the Pensions Advisory Council. The federation challenges some of the assumptions it has used in the Council’s forecasts, claiming that it has tried to paint a negative picture to help justify further pension reforms. The CFDT also wants to retain 60 as the pension age and has criticised the government for trying to push through reforms too quickly and so not allowing enough time for proper consultation and negotiation. UNSA presented the government with a range of proposals to improve the financing of pensions but these were all rejected by the government.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
And at > FO Fonctionnaires (FR)
And at > CFDT (FR)
And at > UNSA )FR)
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