Government gives mixed message on bargaining

Italy

The four public sector trade union federations - FP-CGIL, CISL-FP, UIL-FPL and UIL-PA - have made it clear that while they acknowledge the challenging situation, public sector workers should not continue to bear the cost of the crisis. They want a clear commitment from the government instead of statements on collective bargaining that are contradictory, suggesting openness to negotiation on the one hand while saying their is no scope for any bargaining for 2014 on the other.
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