U.K.
The Unite and Unison municipal unions have stepped up their industrial action at Southampton City Council in the South East England. The council wants to impose pay cuts and a pay freeze and its threatening to sack over 4,000 employees and re-employ them on contracts with poorer pay and conditions.
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And at > UNISON
Over one year after their dispute began, the Unite and UNISON trade unions are maintaining their industrial action campaign in protest at pay cuts imposed by Southampton City Council. At a recent meeting the unions agreed to continue action short of a strike, to organise a lobby of the council on 15 February and to plan for a major demonstration and strike action in April. Read more at > UNISON (EN) And at > Unite (EN)
Teachers have followed medical workers and police in organising protests against cuts in public sector pay. The government has imposed cuts of 15% across the public sector as part of a deal on a loan package with the IMF and European Union. Read more at > pr-inside (EN)
Trade unions representing employees of the Geneva canton, including EPSU affiliate VPOD/SSP, have taken further strike action against the authority's proposed cuts package. The unions are protesting not just against planned job and pay cuts and increase working hours but also on the social impact of the budget cuts for Geneva's citizens. Around 10000 people joined a demonstration against the austerity measures earlier this month and a further rally followed on 15 December. [Read more at > SSP (FR)->http://www.ssp-vpod.ch/actualites/nouvelles/nouvelles/article/geneve-la-greve-continue-mardi-15
