The trade unionists protest in the Capital on Monday, dissatisfied with the new measures announced by the Government, which they consider to be blocking in the public sector. They threaten to trigger a general strike.
Massive protest in Bucharest, Monday, Government and Parliament / Photo source: Archive
Great protest: The employees of the public administration go out to the street to shout their dissatisfaction with the personnel discounts announced by Bolojan
The trade unionists protest in the Capital on Monday, dissatisfied that the measures announced by the Executive will lead to a generalized blockage in this sector of activity. They threaten with the general strike if these measures are adopted. The representatives of the protesters AFE that they were invited Monday, to discussions with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, according to News.ro.
Starting at 10.00, the protesters will gather in Victoriei Square, where they will stay until 13.00.
Then, they will travel on the route: Victoriei Square – Şos. Berzei – Buzesti – Str. Vasile Pârvan – Pod Hasdeu – Str. BP Hashdeu – United Nations Bd. – Izvor Park, between 14.00 and 15.00 a public meeting was scheduled at the Parliament Palace.
State employees threatened with the general strike, and Prime Minister Bolojan called for government discussions
“At the end of the protest, around 2:45 pm, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan invited us to discussions” transmitted FNS.
“If the Prime Minister will not give up the policies adopted” from the pen “and without real foundation, the protests of our organizations will continue and radicalize, culminating with the general strike in the sector, because the legitimate rights and interests in front of abusive measures, which threaten the stability of the public function and the quality of the public services offered to the citizens, must be defended,” must be defended, ” they warned the unionists earlier this month.
They want to respect the fundamental rights: at work, at stability and career in the public position, to decent working conditions, to collective negotiation and local autonomy, to eliminate temporary mandates and periodic tests imposed on civil servants, measures that would lead to the politicization of the administration and to the destabilization of the human resource, the observance of the stability and predictability, through the publicity, It violates the constitutional right to work, especially the one regarding the forced creation of the civil servant on occupied positions.
Other claims are the realization of real analyzes of social and financial impact before any staff reduction, including the effects on social contributions, budgetary revenues, unemployment and additional costs generated by the outsourcing of public services and renouncing the intention to establish “the menu for the poor” – a discriminatory payroll grid for the staff from the local taxes – Violation of the principle “at equal work – similar payroll” provided in the European Social Charter, as well as the principle of creating financial equalization procedures, provided in the European Charter of Local Autonomy.
General strike in public administration, from September 15. The trade unionists demand “the largest wave of redundancies in the last 30 years”
The National Federation of Trade Unions (FNSA) has announced the training of a general strike from September 15, as a reaction to the Government plans for the massive reduction of personnel in the mayors, between 20% and 45%, considered the largest wave of dismissal in the last 30 years.
The National Federation of Trade Unions (FNSA) announces preparations for a general strike, accusing the government of preparing the largest wave of redundancies in the last 30 years, according to AGPRES.
The FSI will decide the calendar of the protest actions. The warning strike will consist of interrupting the activity for two hours in the entire public administration in Romania. This will be followed by the general strike, it is shown in a statement.
