Eight trade unions in the AP-HP group of hospitals in Paris - CGT, SUD, FO, CFDT, CFTC, CFE-CGC, UNSA and SMPS - organised joint strike action on 18-20 April demanding proper negotiations with hospital management over a number of issues. The unions are calling for an end to cuts to jobs and services which saw 405 full-time equivalent (FTE) posts cut last year with a further 779 FTE to go this year. The unions say that management are targeting staff costs as the main way to reduce their deficits and workers are facing a pay freeze until 2023.
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