Portugal
Unions affiliated to the CGTP-IN federation are backing a national demonstration on 18 October in protest at government changes to public sector workers' rights but also its broader plans for changes to the Labour Code. The CGTP-IN federation has also attacked aggressive police tactics in the lead up to the demonstration arguing that it is part of a government strategy to intimidate and discredit the unions.
Read more at > FNFSP (PT)
And at > CGTP-IN (PT)
Members of FP-CGIL, CISL, UIL-FP and UIL-FPL have taken industrial action across the country in protest at the decision of the Don Gnocchi private health group to withdraw from the collective agreement. The unions are angry that the Foundation has failed to acknowledge the major sacrifices made by its employees in recent years and is now taking this unilateral action despite all the attempts by the unions to negotiate. Read more at > EPSU (EN)
The public service federations of the Cgil, Csil and Uil confederations are jointly mobilising for a national demonstration on 8 November in protest at the government's austerity measures. Over 12 federations are coming together right across the public services to challenge the government on the continuing block on collective bargaining - lasting four years and set to continue. The unions argue that there needs to be investment in workers' training and skills in order to maintain and improve the quality of services. [Read more at > Fp-Cgil (IT)->http://www.fpcgil.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php
The six union confederations in Slovenia organised a demonstration over pay, arguing that workers deserve higher pay increases in the light of rising company profits and higher inflation. An estimated 70,000 joined the march - the biggest demonstration in Slovenia for 15 years. The unions say that strike action could follow in January if the employers don't increase their pay offer. [Read more at > Slovenia government news site (EN)->http://www.ukom.gov.si/eng/slovenia/publications/slovenia-news/5663/5675/] [And at > eux news site (EN)->http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=17870] [And for
