Six trade union confederations are working together to try to secure pay increases for health and social care workers employed in the private and non-profit sectors. The CFDT, CFTC, CFE-CGC, CGT, FO and UNSA organised a series of demonstrations on 30 September including a national demonstration of 15,000 workers in Paris. The unions are not just claiming a pay increase this year but higher minimum rates in the relevant collective agreements and higher increases to compensate for a loss of purchasing power in recent years.
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