British civil servants are striking for a second day, Tuesday 9 March, over cuts in redundancy pay, while Portugal’s government has announced austerity measures that could match those of Greece. In other world financial news, Aer Lingus announced losses for 2009 of €81 million that are four times the loss in 2008, just three days after cabin crrew rejected a negotiated €97 million plan to cut costs.
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Geneva, Switzerland (Le Temps/ATS, Fre) -Some 700 cantonal employees marched in the Old Town in Geneva Tuesday to express their concern over worsening employment conditions.
Lausanne, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – One-third of schools in canton Vaud were affected Tuesday as civil servants took to the streets again to protest the new salary grid. The crowd, estimated by TSR at 8-10,000 people, is one of the largest in the series of protests that began in January 2008.
Vaud, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – An estimated 600 teachers protested the new salary scale and system in Lausanne Thursday afternoon, high schools were closed and several groups of employees were on strike at the CHUV (cantonal hospitals) Thursday afternoon.
