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Public sector deals out to ballot
A pay settlement for workers in the municipal sector is out for ballot following strike action. Details of the deal will be circulated shortly. The result in the state sector is also out on a ballot among the membership. The recommended result is a yearly increase estimated at 6.1% with a general pay rise of between €2008 and €4016 per year or approx 7% for the lower pay grades and just under 4% for the highest. In addition to this general increase, 1% is set a side for wage regulation negotiations (July) and 1.3% for local negotiations. The local parties have to monitor the gender pay gap and
Unions continue to mobilise over private health agreement
The three Italian union federations are continuing to campaign over the long delayed collective agreement for the private health sector. Following a sit-in demonstration outside the head office of the ARIS organisation that represents religious healthcare institutions, the unions are now planning a fortnight of action around the country from 3 June to 13 June. Read more at > FP CGIL (IT) And at > FP CGIL (IT)
3% pay increase in Hessen
Ver.di and the other trade unions representing regional government workers in Hessen have agreed a 3% pay increase for 2008. Hessen broke away from the national collective agreement covering regional government in 2004 and is still resisting union demands to rejoin the agreement. The 2008 pay increase is backdated to 1April and a lump sum worth 3% of salary will cover the period from 1 January to 31 March. Employees will also get a further lump sum of either €100 or €150 depending on their pay grade. The agreement runs to the end of December and separate pay negotiations will take place for
Union survey reveals impact of health recruitment freeze
A survey of health and social services in the Mid West of the country has found around 200 posts unfilled as a result of the Health Service Executive's recruitment freeze. The survey by the IMPACT trade union shows the wide range of services being hit - including primary care, disability services, mental health and care for the elderly. In the biggest vote ever for industrial action 85% of IMPACT members voting supported industrial action over the freeze. Currently members are working to rule with a refusal to do non-emergency overtime or any out-of-hours work. [Read more at > IMPACT (EN)-
Federations set out their agenda and plan mobilisation
The public service federations have had a meeting with the public service minister following general elections in Spain earlier this year. They set out a number of their main short- and medium-term demands and called for negotiations to get under way as soon as possible. The federations, FSAP-CCOO, FSP-UGT and CSI-CSIF, are considering some form of mobilisation towards the end of the month to emphasise what they see as an urgent need to address the issue of decent and fair pay across public administration. [Read more at > FSAP-CCOO (ES)->http://www.fsap.ccoo.es/webfsap/menu.do?Actualidad
Nurses end strike
After six weeks of strike action nurses have agreed to a new three-year pay agreement that gives them a guaranteed minimum increase of 4% this year and 3% and 2% in 2009 and 2010. Further details of the settlement will be circulated shortly. Read more at > International Herald Tribune (EN)
Public service federations unanimously reject government proposals on mobility
The eight trade union federations in the public services have signed a joint letter declaring their opposition to government proposals on increasing worker mobility across the public sector. The unions argue that rather than enhancing career development, the measures are mainly aimed at increasing flexibility, undermining the pay and grading system and providing opportunities to make more budget cuts. Read more at > FO (FR)