The master janitor passed, the officer asks for an urgent raise
The collective agreement signed by Türk-İş for 700,000 public workers just before the elections upset the balance between the salaries of workers, retirees and civil servants. Three pages of the protocol of the collective agreement, which includes other social rights in addition to the increase in the worker’s salary, were hidden after the elections for fear that it would further increase the reaction of officials.
With the surprise increase made before the elections, the lowest salary for public employees increased to 18,000 lira and 21,500 lira with bonuses and additional payments. As a result of the surprise increase in public workers, mostly subcontracted, the salary of a janitor in schools surpassed that of a teacher, and the salary of a tea maker and cleaner in hospitals surpassed that of nurses, technicians and even doctors. .
While the directors criticized: “The worker who brings me the tea receives more salary than me”, Ali Yalçın, President of Officer-Sen, who spoke with SÖZCÜ, demanded an urgent increase for civil servants just before the elections.
It is said that the malaise has spread to the minimum wage and retirees, and that surprise increases for these segments may be announced before the elections with good news.
TAKE 15 THOUSAND, TAKE FLAT!
It became known that the increase in the lowest salaries of public sector workers was even above the expectations of Türk-İş and Hak-İş. Türk-İş, which took advantage of bargaining negotiations, which should normally be held after the elections, before the elections, aimed to make the gross salary of the lowest public worker around 12-13 thousand lira, and the increase from 40 -45 percent. In the negotiations, the lowest salary was 13,500 lira, and the rate of increase reached 45 percent.
According to the information obtained by SÖZCÜ, after the talks held at the table, the president of Türk-İş, Ergün Atalay, asked the president Tayyip Erdoğan that “the minimum salary be 15 thousand, that it be fixed”, and Erdoğan he agreed to this request under pressure. of the election. is expressed. Thus, when the 45 percent increase and additional payments for the first 6 months are added to this salary, the net salary increases to 21,500.
TEACHER 13 thousand 160 TL, janitor 21 thousand 500 TL
Currently, a public teacher for 10 years receives a salary of about 14 thousand lire. Memur-Sen President Yalçın said that the salary of teachers who do not have additional lessons has been reduced to 13,160 lira.
It is estimated that school janitors can receive a salary of up to 21,500 lira, depending on the status of the additional payment. Likewise, in public hospitals, doctors receive a salary of 21,200 lire, dentists 20,100, pharmacists 18,500, and nurses 16,600 lire. Therefore, those in charge of cleaning and security in hospitals have surpassed the health personnel.

Image: The public worker is on top, doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers are behind
Source: Sozcu

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