Portugal
Thousands of workers from unions in the CGTP confederation took part in a national day of action against government austerity measures and the freeze on public sector pay. The STAL local government union also called specifically for the right to proper collective bargaining in the sector and attacked the push to privatise services.
Read more at > STAL (PT)
Public sector unions are building for a major demonstration on 22 September in protest at the government’s plans to freeze pay in 2011 as part of cuts strategy. Unions in the state sector are calling for an increase of 5.3% next year. Read more at > Polish news website (EN)
A government decision to freeze public sector pay will be met by strike action and demonstrations on 22 September. Workers across the public services are expected to take part in the action. Read more at > WBJ news website (EN)
More than 5000 local government workers in 70 municipalities in the Lower Austria region took part in meetings on 24 June in protest at the pay freeze that has been imposed for 2013. The meetings agreed resolutions calling on the regional and federal government to open negotiations with the trade unions with a view to a pay increase that would at least compensate for inflation. The GDG-KMSfB will call a major demonstration in September if it doesn't receive a positive response from the employers. [Read more at > GDG-KMSfB (DE)->http://www.gdg-kmsfb.at/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=C01B/Page
