Geneva civil service strike (News 2016, by Jean-Patrick Di Silvestro) - Swiss Press Award
Jean-Patrick Di Silvestro
Geneva, November 10, 2015. At the call of the unified public services strike committee, employees of the State of Geneva and subsidized sectors joined the strike en masse on Tuesday. The assembly unanimously voted to continue the strike on Wednesday. Geneva's public sector workers are protesting the government's plan to reduce public sector costs by 5% over three years. To achieve this goal, the cantonal executive is considering, among other things, increasing the weekly working hours from 40 to 42, freezing hiring, and freezing annual salary increases. © J.-P. Di Silvestro / Le Courrier
Le Courrier
Photo / News
2016
Jean-Patrick Di Silvestro
The civil service is taking to the streets to fight the elimination of 5% of government jobs. The government, for its part, remains inflexible and reiterates the need to improve the canton's economic situation.
