The health federation of the CGT union is planning a two-day strike on 18 and 19 September in support of six key demands: salaries that reward qualifications and recognise the difficulty of the job, career progression with quotas, a minimum public sector salary of €1,550 a month, improvements in working conditions, urgent plans for training, and better provision for union reps to perform their duties.
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