Tuesday 21 April saw nationwide events and demonstrations in support of ver.di’s claim for improved pay for social workers and nursery teachers. The actions coincided with the start of the third round of negotiations to try to get the 220,000 workers moved up the public sector pay scale. The union also wants an agreement on workers’ health in the sector to try to deal with the impact of heavy workloads and stress. According to the union a full-time nursery teacher would only get €2000 a month after five years whereas the union wants to see a starting salary of €2330, rising to €3400.
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