The FES-CCOO public service federation reports that its mobilisation of state sector workers on 28 May has had some results following a meeting between the unions and the Director General and the General Department of Industrial Relations. The meeting discussed the specific content of what would be a re-opening of negotiations between unions and the administration and would cover a number of issues including the state of
public employment, the dangers of privatization, the urgent need to recruit to empty posts, the equality plan for the state sector, development of civil service legislation to modernise administration and guarantee employment rights and re-establish those lost in recent years. A meeting is scheduled for 16 July. The FSP-UGT federation has also put forward key demands for this meeting, including compensating for the loss of purchasing power of salaries over the past six years.
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