About 10, 5 thousand active trade Union members have plans to get together on December 23 at the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and to protest against the plan of the Cabinet of Ministers to cut spending on social services, said Last news on Tuesday, the head of the press service of the Federation of trade unions of Ukraine (FPU) Yuri.
the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has developed stringent measures to save the state money, which include wage freeze, a reduction of pensions, the abolition of free medical care and paid training in the senior classes. It is also expected to reduce the period of compulsory education in educational institutions from eleven to 9 classes and to remove from the Constitution the rule of free school education and treatment. For example, it is proposed to cancel the scholarship in universities. Proper documentation of the Cabinet was posted on the personal Internet representation journalist Anatoly Share.
" I have the opportunity to assure that the 53 member organizations FPU supported output and picketing of the Verkhovna Rada on December 23, the day the budget is reviewed by the Parliament. This is a total of About 10, 5 thousand active trade Union members, " he said.
according to him, the Commissioners of the Federation of trade unions of Ukraine have plans to protest against the reduction of social guarantees to workers, declining living standards, rising unemployment and wage arrears, which, according to him, more than 2 billion UAH (About 125 million dollars).
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