Oct 12, 2014
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A large scale lobby action and protest by public services union Vpod has succeeded in blocking a looming 2% pay cut for city workers in Winterthur. The union’s campaign led to the proposal being rejected by the city council.
A large scale lobby action and protest by public services union Vpod has succeeded in blocking a looming 2% pay cut for city workers in Winterthur. The union’s campaign led to the proposal being rejected by the city council. Some 300 city employees joined a protest, where the workers handed the president of the council a red card for abusing workers.
English: http://www.epsu.org/a/10750
German: http://www.vpod.ch/aktuell/nachrichten/ansicht/article/erfolg-in-winterthur ...
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