Perpignan: Several thousand people in the streets to defend the public service

Thursday 05th December 2024 05:35 AM

This Thursday, December 5, 2024, a large inter-union called on public sector agents to go on strike.

The demonstration which started at 10:30 a.m. in Perpignan, departing from Place de Catalogne.

In Catalan country, no less than eight unions (CGT, FO, CFDT, Unsa, CFTC, Solidaires, FSU and FA-FPT) are calling to go on strike this Thursday, December 5, 2024.

Teachers, police officers, hospital workers

Among the procession, which can be estimated at several thousand people, hospital workers, teachers, civil servants from the prectures of the Pyrénées-Orientales, police officers and even private sector employees…

The inter-union's call has apparently been widely heard.
Driss Chait

The inter-union organization opposes the plan to increase the waiting period from one to three days in the public sector, the reduction in compensation for employees on sick leave and the announcement of the non-payment of a bonus, the guarantee individual purchasing power (Gipa) for 2024. The organizations are also calling for more resources for public services, job creation and salary increases.

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