Industrial action planned over budget

Italy

The three main trade union confederations - CGIL, CSIL and UIL - along with their public service federations - FP-CGIL, CISL-FP, UIL-PA and UIL-FPL - are planning industrial action in protest at the government's latest spending plans. The unions argue that there is increasing pressure to modernise public administration but rather than invest in training and career development the government is cutting jobs and freezing pay. Nothing is being done to tackle precarious employment conditions nor to provide job opportunities for young, well-qualified workers. The unions note that recent statistics show a long-term trend of increased public spending and demand for services while the number public sector workers has been cut by 370000.
Read more at > FP-CGIL (IT)
And at > CISL-FP (IT)
And at > UIL-PA (IT)
And at > UIL-FPL (IT)

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