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The CCOO, UGT, CSI-CSIF and STAJ unions have called for an indefinite strike among Ministry of Justice workers from 4 February. The strike is over differential pay rates of up to €200 a month between workers centrally employed by the Ministry of Justice and those workers who have been transferred to the regions.
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Trade unions, including FSC-CCOO and FeSP-UGT, are mobilising for what could be an indefinite strike of the 45,000 civil servants in the various bodies and agencies of the Ministry of Justice. The strike will begin on Monday, 17 April with partial stoppages from 10 am to 13 pm every day. On 19 April, a strike will be called for the whole day along with a national demonstration. The action follows the refusal of the Ministry to put forward a decent pay increase, in line with the demands on and responsibilities of workers. The unions say that the Ministry has recognised the need to adjust the
The Fp Cgil, Cisl Fp and Uil Pa public service trade unions are organising strike action in the Ministry of Justice on 28 June. The unions say that the action is necessary to force the government to act to address massive staff shortages. By 2021 the Ministry will face a 50% staff shortfall, compounded by an ageing workforce. The unions also say that the situation is not helped by the fact that justice workers are among the worst paid in the public sector.
The SINTAP union also organised a strike on 26th October strike in the Justice ministry, in protest against changes to retirement rules which increase the number of the years for calculating pensions and against the withdrawal of access to the health and social services for many public services workers. This strike was part of a week of protests in which all trade unions in the justice ministry participated. Read more at > SINTAP
