Public sector strike gets reaction from government

France

The public sector national strike on 20 November appears to have had an initial positive result for the eight trade union federations involved with the promise of talks with the government on 17 December. The government has said it is willing to talk about reform of the pay system in the public sector and annual negotiations on pay beginning in autumn 2008 for an increase in 2009. The unions are looking for a pay rise from the beginning of 2008 along with compensation for the erosion of real pay in recent years, and revision of the pay structure.
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