Unions sign pre-agreement on early retirement for firefighters

Spain

The FSP-UGT and FSAP-CCOO public sector federations have signed an agreement with the secretary of state for social security paving the way for new early retirement rules for firefighters. The agreement establishes in principle that early retirement is permissible if firefighters have the required years of social security contributions. For example, retirement could be as early as age 59 if the firefighter has 35 years of contributions. The agreement marks the end of long period of negotiation and protest action by the two union federations.
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And at > FSAP-CCOO (ES)

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