Spain
After lengthy campaigning, negotiations and the legislative process, new retirement rules have come into effect allowing firefighters to retire earlier than 65. The new rules will be introduced in stages with the minimum age set at 63 for 2008 and then 61 for 2009. The minimum age from then on will be 60 or 59 if firefighters have at least 35 years of contributions.
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The CCOO and UGT trade unions have finally secured an agreement from the social security minister that firefighters will be able to retire any time from 59 depending on their contributions record. The unions had been involved in talks over the issue for four years and a demonstration on 24 May was their latest attempt to get the matter resolved. The current retirement age is 65. Read more at > FSAP-CCOO (ES) And at > FSP-UGT (ES)
The CCOO, UGT and PUB union organisations have called a national demonstration of firefighters on 24 May in support of their demands for earlier retirement. The unions have been pushing for earlier retirement for over three years but have yet to secure agreement from the Ministry of Labour and department of social security. Following a meeting on 16 May the unions agreed to continue talks with the government but decided to mobilise for the national demonstration as well. Unions want the right to retire from the age of 55. [Read more at > FSAP-CCOO (ES)->http://www.fsap.ccoo.es/webfsap/menu.do
The FSP-UGT and FSAP-CCOO public sector federations have signed an agreement with the secretary of state for social security paving the way for new early retirement rules for firefighters. The agreement establishes in principle that early retirement is permissible if firefighters have the required years of social security contributions. For example, retirement could be as early as age 59 if the firefighter has 35 years of contributions. The agreement marks the end of long period of negotiation and protest action by the two union federations. [Read more at > FSP-UGT (ES)->http://www.fspugt.es