Public service unions in France continue to express their reservations about the process of decentralisation which will see 135,000 civil servants currently employed centrally transferred to the responsibility of local and regional government. Local authorities too are worried about the impact of the transfer and the extent to which adequate levels of financing will be provided for the municipalities.
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Unions express their opposition to proposed decentralisation process
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Continued opposition to decentralisation
Public service unions are still concerned about the implications of a major decentralisation of staff. Thousands of civil servants currently directly employed by the public works ministry are set to be transferred to regional and local authority employment. Unions are worried about the failure to guarantee pay rates, career development and civil service status. A national demonstration has been organised for 7 September. Read more at > FO
Dispute over decentralisation
Workers at the FAS state employment and training authority have voted for strike action in protest at the employer's failure to follow consultation procedures. The union is angry that the Authority is trying to get more head office staff to relocate by linking relocation to future promotion. A two and a half hour stoppage on 5 April will be the first stage in the action. Read more at > SIPTU
Union ballots over action again decentralisation
The IMPACT civil service union is balloting members in a number of government departments over possible industrial action. The union's decision is in response to the government's failure to guarantee jobs, pay and conditions and career progression to staff affected by decentralisation. Workers in seven departments, including the Department of the Environment and the Prison Service, will be asked to support a range of measures including non-co-operation with the decentralisation plans. Ballots in other departments may follow if no guarantees from the government are forthcoming. [Read more at >