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Monday, 17 February 20, 21:39
On Thursday, 13 February, the CSIF union, which represents more than 3 million civil servants, held a demonstration in Madrid in front of Ministry of Finance headquarters to demand improvements in working conditions, and automatic increases in salaries every year, just as it is with pensions. The union also demanded that the salary increase be tied to the annual inflation rate and include an additional percentage so they can regain some of the purchasing powers lost over years of cuts.
The demonstration also defended Muface’s (the general mutual company for civil servants) health model, which is currently undergoing a re-design. The union asked the organization to analyse and intervene in cases where civil servants’ healthcare has been cancelled, and what the consequences could be for insurers.
In Spain, the rallies also condemned the government for its neglect of the public sector as a group and that civil servants are still waiting to receive the 0.5% increase in their salary from last year. Their salaries remain frozen for this fiscal year, and there have been no negotiations to determine any future increases. As of yet, no information has been released about the 2025 public employment offer. The promised improvements in partial pension have also not yet materialised. Miguel Borra is the president of CSIF. He said: “It’s 13 February, and we haven’t received an additional 0.5% for last year. We still don’t have a public sector vacancy, and we haven’t seen any promised improvements in partial pension.”
The union called for more investment, more staff, an end to pay disparities in administrations, 35 hours of work per week throughout Spain, and the adaptation of professional groupings and career advancement.
