National demonstration over restructuring in provinces and cities

Italy

The public service federations - Fp-Cgil, Cisl-Fp, Uil-Pa and Uil-Fpl - organised a national demonstration in Rome on 11 April in protest at the impact of restructuring in public administration at provincial and metropolitan level. The unions argue that massive cuts in funding are leading to a decline in services while restructuring is leading to lots of temporary workers as well as permanent staff losing their jobs. The unions want to see proper negotiations to improve services and reduce waste and that will make full use of the skilled professional working in the sector.
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