The CFDT-Interco public services federation has called for all workers in the judiciary to demonstrate outside court houses on 11 October. The protests will highlight the succession of reforms in the service that have been carried out without taking account of the needs of the workers and the increasing workloads for staff who are suffering more and more from stress. The union is also concerned about the falling real value of salaries, the failure to recognize staff skills and the threat to a service that should be accessible to all.
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