Portugal: civil servants oppose the government’s reforms

On July 6, the three main trade-union federations of the Public sector called for a strike to protest against a government plan to shed 75000 jobs between now and the end of 2009. (Réf. 06699)
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The common Front of public administration trade unions (FCSAP), the Trade union of State executives (STE) and the trade-union Front of the public administration (FELAP), the launchers of this strike, are opposed to a bill approved in the Council of Ministers which allows the administrations to transfer civil servants from one service to another or towards another job when their current job is no longer required. If they are not provided with an assignment, some civil servants could even be ex

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