“Whatever the modifications made in the trainer's note, the fact remains that the heart of the project remains intact: getting civil servants to pay! By favoring the rule of every man for himself, the negotiators are preparing to deal a fatal blow to our social model based on strong and quality public services”, launched the vice-presidents of the CGSP and the CSC-FSCSP, Laurent Pirnay and Roland. Lahaye, and the president of the SLFP, Patrick Roijens.
“After years of ransacking public services, the time has come to deal the final blow by drastically reducing public spending. However, such 'saving' measures are not the panacea for reducing the public debt On the contrary, they risk further worsening the economic and social situation of our country,” they warned.
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The three unions insist on the crucial role that public authorities play in the prosperity of the country, whether through public spending, education, health or social security but also through equality between citizens. And the new challenges awaiting the country, such as the aging of the population, artificial intelligence or the increase in poverty situations make their action even more necessary. “In other words, the public authorities are in no way a burden on our economy,” they assure.
Unions warn of cost savings which would further increase the workload of civil servants. In the trainer's viewfinder, there are also the pensions of public employees “despite numerous previous reforms”. “Who can imagine that these measures will not lead to massive departures?” they ask. And to remember that talking about “the” civil servant means talking about teachers, soldiers, prison officers, firefighters, etc.
