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Civil service unions to demonstrate on 7 February

The three main trade union organisations in the public sector have called a national demonstration of federal civil servants for Thursday 7 February. The will be protesting against plans by civil service minister Hendrik Bogaert to make major changes to the system of career progression. The unions argue that Bogaert is talking about abolishing the system of training and examinations that are the basis of the current system without being clear about what he wants in its place. The unions are distributing 50000 postcards so that members can send their protests direct to the minister.
Read more at > CSC (FR)
And at > CGSP (FR)
And at > SLFP (FR)
And at > VSOA (NL)
And at > ACOD (NL)
And at > ACV (NL)

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