Eyes on the government’s proposal in the Public Collective Agreement

In the negotiations of the Public Collective Agreement of the Seventh Duration, where the economic and social rights of civil servants and retirees will be determined in the 2024-2025 period, the government is expected to present the first increase offer tomorrow.

The process continues, which began on August 1, in collective bargaining, which affects approximately 4 million employees and 2.5 million retired employees.

In accordance with the determined work schedule, with the classification of the offers of 11 service branches and the preliminary discussion of the proposals for the general public, the negotiation phase began in the following process.

Entering the critical process of negotiations, the government is expected to present the first increase proposal to the general public to the contracting table tomorrow.

If this proposal is not accepted by Memur-Sen, the government will come to the table with new proposals on August 17 and 22.

If the parties still cannot reach an agreement, an application will be submitted to the Public Officials Arbitration Board starting on August 23. At this stage, the Board will announce its decision on the contract no later than the end of the month.

‘THIS WEEK IS IMPORTANT FOR THE JOURNEY OF THE MEETINGS’

In his statement, Memur-Sen Vice President Hacı Bayram Tonbul said that the negotiations, which began on August 1, were in a positive atmosphere.

Noting that after the classification and pre-negotiation processes of the proposals, the negotiations started from the new week, Tonbul said:

“According to the work schedule, the government will present two proposals to the table this week. We look forward to the first of these tomorrow. If we don’t find tomorrow’s proposal sufficient, the government will come to the table with a new proposal on Thursday, August 17. Therefore, this week is very important for the progress of the talks.

The public employer should come to the table with a proposal based on market realities, not inflation targets. Our reasonable demands must be met and the contract must be signed by consensus.”

OFFICIAL-SEN WANTS QUARTERLY RAISES

Memur-Sen, which is the authorized confederation at the collective bargaining table, requested an increase of 35% in the first 3 months, 10% in the second 3 months, 15% in the third 3 months, and 10% in the fourth 3 months. months, including social participation, for the quarterly periods of 2024.

By 2025, the Confederation required a 25 percent increase in the first 6 months and a 15 percent increase in the second 6 months, including social participation, for 6-month periods. (AA)