Autumn pay demands and action over cuts
Public service unions are gearing up for the autumn round of pay negotiations and a day of action against job cuts and threats to public service provision. There will be demonstrations around the country on 15 September in protest at public spending cutbacks. EPSU affiliate, VPOD/SSP, will be joined by 16 other unions in a series of regional protests. Meanwhile, the union is putting job security and a 2% increase in real pay at the top of its bargaining agenda. [Read more about the day of action at > VPOD->http://www.vpod-ssp.ch/vpod/aktuell/news/aktionen2005.pdf] [Read more about pay (in