U.K.
The PCS civil service union is delighted at the support for the two-day strike in the Department of Work and Pensions, one of the biggest civil service departments. Support for the action was very high with many workers angry that the new three-year pay deal proposed by management would leave up to 40% of all workers without a pay increase in 2008.
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The public sector unions were pleased at the high turnout in support of the general strike action on 30 November. Public sector federation FNSFP argues that the 80% level of support clearly shows the government that the unions are serious about maintaining their opposition to government plans to impose labour reforms in the public sector. Read more at > FNFSP (PT)
The FSC-CCOO and FSP-UGT trade union federations report a high level of support for the first day of the four-day stoppage in the Catalan ambulance service. More than nine out of 10 joined the strike taking account of the workers who remain on duty as part of the agreement to provide a minimum service. The strike is in protest against the employer's decision to cut pay by 9.2% for the nearly 5000 workers in the service. The strike went ahead after arbitration at the Catalan labour tribunal failed to produce an agreement. [Read more at > FSC-CCOO (ES)->http://www.fsc.ccoo.es/webfsc/Inicio
The two main trade union confederations and several independent trade unions said that over half a million workers from the public and private sectors joined the one-hour strike called on 23 January. The strike was in protest at plans for wide-ranging changes to labour laws that would reduce employee protection and undermine collective bargaining. The unions said that further action would follow if the reforms weren't withdrawn. Following the strike the government has called early election and the minister for the economy, the main proponent of the reforms has resigned. [Read more at > B92
