The VPÖD/SSP public service union has said that it wants at least a 2%-3% pay increase for all public sector workers. It is also calling for an increase in public sector employment to ensure and improve the quality of service to citizens. VPÖD/SSP says that public sector employers should acknowledge the substantial savings have been delivered by public sector personnel along with higher productivity and these factors certainly justify an across-the-board increase. The union also emphasizes the fact that the public sector has retained a fairer pay system than in the private sector with better pay on the lower pay scales and without excessive increases for top management, in contrast to the massive pay increases awarded to the bosses of privatized companies.
English: http://www.epsu.org/cob/437
German: http://www.vpod.ch/aktuell/nachrichten/ansicht/article/lohnforderungen ...
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