Trade unions CGIL, CISL and UIL have called on the government to start collective negotiations in the public sector. The joint demand follows a report that public sector pay fell by 1.6% between 2010 and 2012, which adjusted for inflation implies a 7.2% wage cut.
English: http://www.epsu.org/a/9431
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