Workers at the Vaud university hospital in Lausanne have called for a CHFr 4000 minimum monthly salary. The SSP public services union argues that the bottom three levels of the pay scale should be abolished as it is impossible to live on a salary of less than CHFr 4000 (EUR 3670). The workers affected are mainly cleaning, catering and transport staff, some of whom have been with the hospital for many years. The workers will make their case again at the hospital general meeting in March and then decide what further action to take.
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