Public service union federations are having to respond at regional government level to attacks on their pay and condtions. The five trade unions that organise in the regional government of La Rioja have written a joint letter to the regional president calling for a proper process of negotiation and rejecting worse conditions of employment imposed with any form of consultation. Unions are also protesting about imposed cuts in salaries and conditions faced by the 30000 workers covered by the regional agreement in the Basque country. The agreement effectively expired at the end of 2010 and there has been no progress in negotiations since then.
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