Nine public sector trade union organisations - CGT, CFDT, FO, UNSA, FSU, Solidaires, CFTC, CFE-CGC, FAFP - have come together to call on the prime minister to open negotiations over salaries, careers and promotion in the public sector. The unions argue that recent government statements have not created a very good climate for talks and want confirmation from the prime minister that the government is not proposing to put a block on career advancement or bonus payments.
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Public sector unions call for negotiations
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Unions renew calls for public sector negotiations
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Main federations call for public sector negotiations
The FeSP-UGT federation and the public service federations in the CCOO confederation have called on the government to enter negotiations on pay and conditions. The last three-year agreement covering three million public sector workers ran from 2018-2020 and for 2021 the government unilaterally implemented a 0.9% pay increase. The unions are calling for a pay rise for 2022 and beyond along with action on jobs to ensure the quality of public services and also measures to reduce precarious employment, particularly in regard to the long-running challenge to reduce temporary employment. They also