Belgium
The CGSP/ACOD and SLFP/VSOA public service federations have called a general strike for 24 June in protest against austerity measures that are affecting pay, pensions and jobs. The unions are highlighting the impact of cuts on the quality and quantity of public services and underlining the link between maintaining those services and protecting the pay and conditions of the workers who deliver them.
Read more at > ACOD (NL)
And at > VSOA (NL)
And at > SLFP (FR)
The ADEDY public sector confederation organised a 24-hour strike on 19 December in its latest protest at austerity measures. It argues that the cuts in public sector are so deep that it can no longer operate effectively and deliver services to citizens. It is difficult to keep up with the "reforms" being imposed on public sector workers but this article by the EIRO industrial relations observatory reviews some of the main cuts and freezes on pay and recruitment. There is a new public sector pay structure, a weakening of the role of trade unions and restructuring of public sector organisations
The ADEDY civil service confederation is planning another 24-hour strike on 10 February in protest against the harsh measures adopted by the government in line with its agreements with the European Commission and International Monetary Fund. The Confederation has also called for support from the GSEE private sector confederation. Read more at > Reuters news website (EN)
(May 2017) The ADEDY public sector confederation expressed its thanks to the thousands of workers who joined the general strike and rallies on 17 May. The strike was to express opposition to further austrity measures being put forward as part of the bail-out package being negotiated between the government and the European creditors and International Monetary Fund. The strike was jointly called by the GSEE private sector confederation and supported by the International Trade Union Confederation.
