“To achieve balance, we have reduced the operating costs of all services by 10%. We have postponed investments to 2026, 2027 or even 2028 and we have increased indirect taxes which do not affect citizens. We We have also eliminated unnecessary activities and, like last year, we have drawn on our reserves.”further specifies the mayor.
“Given the loss of subsidies from the Region and the Province, we therefore had to resolve to lay off staff: eight people at the municipality and two at the CPAS. We therefore arrive at a situation of 79 FTEs, compared to 61 in 2021! I know it’s difficult for those involved, but we had to make a painful choice.”
Jobs, not pralines
Following this announcement, the CSC and the CGSP filed a two-day strike notice. “We can only deplore this decisioncomments on the common union front. Despite some potential solutions put forward by the CSC Public Services and the CGSP Admi, the Mayor brushed aside these proposals and refused any formal negotiation and consultation..
Administration workers therefore mobilized, Monday evening, before the meeting of the municipal college in order to again request a discussion and seek solutions to avoid reaching this extreme situation. “The Mayor preferred to change the location of the college rather than face the requests of his municipal staff.regret the unions.
-At the end of this college, the 10 workers affected by this restructuring were contacted personally by telephone to notify them of their dismissal.
“The common union front cannot accept this inhumane and disrespectful practice of the College towards these 10 workers and has filed a strike notice for 48 hours on January 21 and 22 in order to contest the policy that the majority has put in place.”
And to conclude: “We cannot tolerate that the reallocation of a sports hall or the distribution of pralines are given priority to the workers of the municipality and the CPAS of Trooz.”.
