Poland
The EIRO industrial relations observatory reports that healthcare workers organised a national demonstration in April to support their demand for a 30% pay increase. Although the government has not rejected demands for higher pay completely it argues that its 2006 budget doesn't allow for any increase and so any possibility for higher pay will have to wait until 2007.
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The STAL local government has organised a demonstration outside the local government ministry on 9 February in protest at the government's failure to increase pay rates for the lowest paid municipal workers. A combination of a freeze in pay progression and a freeze on pay scales since 2009 means that workers on the bottom two pay scales have seen their pay rates (EUR 450 and EUR 532.08) overtaken by the national minimum wage (EUR 580). Under government proposals those on the two lowest pay bands will be stuck on the minimum wage, while those who progress to the third pay level will only see
The Health Workersù Union of Ukraine (HWUU) organised a major protest outside the national parliament on 19 September focusing on pay, healthcare funding and against the commercialisation of the health system. The union called on the government to respond to the labour dispute registered by the union last year and to deal with urgent issues around unpaid wages and failure to properly implement the agreed pay system. The union was also calling for increased funding for the sector and other initiatives to improve health provision. EPSU sent a message of solidarity.
The PCS public and civil service union has organised industrial action over pay at the Equiniti company which provides pensions payments systems to the NHS. The strikes are calling on the company to pay a living wage and to honour an agreement to benchmark pay against public and private sector comparators. And more at > PCS
