Government and unions begin signing agreements that put an end to federal civil servant strike

The government has moved the final day for agreements with unions of striking federal civil servants up from yesterday to today (Wednesday, August 29). According to the main union (“Condsef”), 80% of workers have accepted the offer made by the administration. Josemilton Costa of Condsef says that members of the union will receive a salary adjustment that will vary between 14% and 37%, although the impact on the federal budget will remain less than 15.8% over a three year period.

“It is less than we wanted, but it is not a bad deal seeing as how we were forced to begin negotiations at zero – no increase at all,” explained Costa.

The agreement will benefit some 18 federal careers at the ministries of Social Security, Health, Culture, Finance, Agriculture, Planning, Justice, Transportation, National Integration and Labor. Administrative personnel at the Federal Highway Patrol will also get an increase. Among other federal civil servants who will get salary increases are those at: National Health Foundation (“Funasa”), National Indian Foundation (“Funai”), National Archives, National Press, Indian Museum, Tourism Corporation and the Secretary of Government Property (“Fundação Nacional de Saúde (Funasa), Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai), Arquivo Nacional, Imprensa Nacional, Museu do Índio, Empresa Brasileira de Turismo (Embratur) and Secretaria de Patrimônio da União”).