Unions criticise government's failure to negotiate

The FSP-UGT public service federation has said it will not participate in negotiations with public sector employers unless they are proper negotiations that benefit workers. The union's announcement came after a meeting with the health ministry over the ebola virus which the ministry simply used to inform unions of actions on which it had already decided. Meanwhile the FSC-CCOO and other federations have complained about the failure to convene the CIVEA committee that monitors the implementation of the public sector agreement. [Read more at > FSP-UGT (ES)->http://www.fspugt.es/salud/803-ugt

The three main trade union confederations - CGIL, CSIL and UIL - have criticised the government for failing to deliver on the additional resources and support needed for health workers as the country prepares to ease lockdown measures. The unions argue that key provisions in the "Care Italy" act have not been implemented leaving health workers still working long shifts, trying to cope with inadequate hospital capacity and all of this without adequate equipment or proper safety protocols - problems that have persisted for three months. The confederations also raise concerns about the pay and