Updated at 20:10
The police caught this unionists Friday of the Common Front, which tried to enter the Ministry of Finance to demand a meeting. About 300 protesters marched to the door of Maria Luís Albuquerque, to negotiate with the Government increases of 3.7% in 2015, with a guarantee of at least 50 euros per worker.
The police cordon around two and a half dozens of police formed a semicircle in place to prevent leaders and activists of the Common Front entered the reception, once tried to move as possible towards the ministry and exceeded the area that was attributed to the concentration, but without any incidents.
For the coordinator of the Common Front, Ana Avoila, this reaction of the authorities’ makes no sense, it seems that we live in a police state. We live in a democracy. ”
The police cordon was even a few inches away from protesters. “I do not know what they are afraid. This makes no sense, “he repeated the union, adding that” workers of public administration have been treated very badly, but have responded in the way that everyone knows. ”
A union delegation eventually managed to deliver the document vindicating the ministry, but was not immediately marking the coveted meeting. The Common Front will now formalize the request in writing, because “not abdicate serious negotiations” with the government before the discussion of the State Budget for 2015
“It’s the kick off to the intensification of fight after the holiday period, “he had said before, the path of the Palace Square, Ana Avoila, the coordinator of the Common Front.
The decision to parade through the streets of Lisbon came after a national plenary of the Common Front of Trade Unions of Public Administration, held at the home of Alentejo, in the capital.
The plenary was marked by resignations from the Government and the defense of the need to intensify the fight. At the meeting of the union, was also made a commitment to conduct plenary sessions in the workplace by the end of this month, when it will be decided “a great national action to fight the government, which may coincide with a general action of the CGTP, at the end of October or first half of November. ”
The slogan “Working yes, no redundancies’ and ‘No, not the theft of wages’ echo through downtown Lisbon. The vindictive proposal requiring wage increases of 3.7% for next year, with a guarantee of at least 50 euros per worker, and replacement values to cut wages and pensions.
The structure affects the CGTP union wants the replacement of wages and pensions in prior to 2011 values is made before the end of the current legislature.
The Common Front also supports updating the meal allowance for 6.50 euros and the update of the remaining 3.7% in pecuniary matters.
The vindictive proposal for 2015 approved by the Common Front unions also provides thawing of pay steps and the repositioning of the ranks corresponding to the years of career service.
The union structure also claims to restore the amount previously paid for overtime work, including an increase of 100% for work on a holiday.
The reintegration of workers in special mobility (requalification), the end of the closure and privatization of public services, the immediate resolution of situations of precariousness and the replacement of the weekly schedule of 35 hours are also claims that integrate the proposal of more than 20 pages of the Common Front.
The Common Front still advocates the replacement of retiring at 60 years of age with 36 service, without penalty.
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