The trade union OSSOO, which represents public service workers, has reacted with displeasure to the announcement that 30,000 civil servants will face a pay freeze in 2022. The union argues that this fails to recognise the efforts of state workers during the pandemic and the threat to living standards posed by large increases in energy and other costs. The union is coordinating open letters from different groups of workers to their relevant minister raising the issue and highlighting the impact of the pay freeze on members.
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