Federations call on government to negotiate

Italy

The four public sector union federations - Fp-Cgil, Cisl-Fp, Uil-Fpl and Uil-Pa - have called on the government to open negotiations over new collective agreements in the public sector. Collective bargaining has effectively been frozen since 2009 and employment has fallen by 5.7%. The unions argue that it is time to negotiate and not just about pay and conditions but also about important issues such as work organisation, restructuring, skills and career development and reducing precarious employment. The unions underline that they are prepared to discuss how to eliminate wasteful expenditure and look at innovative ways of providing improved services for citizens.
Read more at > Fp-Cgil (IT)

More like this

Sep. 12, 2013

Federation calls for pay negotiations

Spain

The FSP-UGT public services federation has criticised the government for making media statements about a further public sector pay freeze. The union argues that the government should go through the proper democratic process and open negotiations rather than use the media to announce its pay policy. The unions oppose any further freeze on pay when public sector workers have already seen their real pay fall by 23% over the past four years, have lost their Christmas payment and seen 375000 jobs cut from the public sector. [Read more at > FSP-UGT (ES)->http://www.fspugt.es/UGT_rechaza_una_posible

 S
May. 31, 2013

Federation calls for negotiations over restructuring

Spain

The FSP-UGT public service federation is calling on the government to agree to a proper process of collective bargaining over a planned major restructuring of local and regional government. The union warns that 300,000 jobs are at risk and that there needs to be negotiations not just to protect workers but also the services they provide. The federation is concerned that the government is pushing through the measures simply to save money irrespective of the impact on services. [Read more at > FSP-UGT (ES)->http://www.fspugt.es/FSPUGT_presenta_su_declogo_sindical_ante_el_anteproyecto_del_ley_de

 S