Italy
Following its joint demonstration against precarious work with the metalworkers’ federation the FP CGIL public sector federation organised a sit-in protest in Rome on 6 March. The federation is particularly concerned about government proposals to slash temporary work in the public sector. This could mean up to 60,000 jobs going from July this year and the federation claims that up to 200,000 jobs are under threat over the next three years.
Read more at > FP CGIL (IT)
Health and care union ver.di is keeping up the momentum of its campaign to secure appropriate staffing levels in health, eldercare and other services. It is again organising a demonstration to coincide with the annual meeting of regional health ministers in Leipzig on 5 June. The union acknowledges that some progress has been made in terms of pay and funding for extra jobs but proposed minimum staffing levels don't ensure adequate levels of care. The union still wants to see federal standards for staffing that would deliver good quality care and it also wants to ensure that rehabilitation and
The CSC public service federation has criticised a decision by the Council of Ministers to allow for the recruitment of contractual and agency workers to parts of the federal civil service. The union argues that there should have been a proper process of negotiation over the proposal to appoint contractual workers migration issues. The union thinks the government is using the pretence of categorising certain issues, such as migration, as “auxiliary” matters so that it can appoint contractual staff rather than statutory civil servants. The CSC also argues that the Ministry of Justice’s plan to
