The one-day public sector strike on 26 October, initially called by trade unions in the Frente Comum linked to the CGTP confederation has also received support from trade unions in the UGT confederation. The striking unions have a broad range of demands including increases to pay and pensions, ensuring the 35-hour week covers all public service workers, measures to tackle staff shortages and to improve health and safety and action to strengthen collective bargaining and that collective agreements are correctly applied.
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The ADEDY public sector confederation joined the GSEE private sector confederation in strike action on 10 December in protest at a range of government policies including cuts to pensions and undermining legal rights to collective agreements. The strike caused widespread disruption across the country which was still being hit by a wave of protests over the shooting of a student by police. Read more at > The Guardian (EN) And at > Reuters (EN)
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