Unions united in rejecting changes to pensions

France

Representatives of the public service federations all voted in the three public sector councils to reject government proposals to raise the retirement age and pension contribution requirements. There is a national council for the each of the three sections of the public sector – ministries, hospitals and local and regional government. Some elected officials in local government supported the union position as did some employee representatives in the hospitals and so there were majorities against change in these two councils whereas voting was tied 20:20 in the council for the ministries.
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