The public service federations, FSAP-CCOO and FSP-UGT, were pleased at the high turnout in support of the strike in the Ministry of Justice on 15 November. The unions are protesting about an unjustified gap in pay of €100-€250 a month between Ministry of Justice employees and workers doing the same job but who have been transferred to employment with local authorities.
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