Unions submit demands for 2016 negotations

Portugal

The Frente Comum of public service unions, including local government union STAL, has set out its list of key demands for negotiations in 2016. Central to the unions' claim is restoration of the pay and conditions that have been cut or frozen since austerity measures were implemented in 2011. In terms of pay this is not just about restoring pay levels but also re-establishing other pay rights such as overtime rights. And one of the main demands is the revocation of the law requiring public sector workers to increase their working week to 40 hours without any compensating pay increase. Public sector unions have negotiated hundreds of local agreements to retain the 35-hour week but there is still a problem about getting these legally recognised.
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