The 7th Term Public Collective Agreement negotiations, which will determine the financial and social rights of approximately 7 million civil servants and retirees for the 2024-2025 period, continue.
After the negotiations started, while the eyes and ears of millions turned to the negotiations, the President of the Confederation of Independent Public Servants Unions (BASK), Mehmet Alper Öğretici, made calls to the bargaining table.
Reminding the public employees and retirees that it was 6 percent with the decision taken in the 6th Term Collective Agreement in July, Tucici stated that the increase in July inflation remained low.
"In this environment where the 7th Term Collective Agreement negotiations are held, the biggest mistake to be made to civil servants and retirees is to give an increase over the inaccurate estimates of the Central Bank," Öğretici said.
“INFLATION DIFFERENCES MUST BE REFLECTED TO MONTHLY SALARY”
Noting that the increases made every six months reduce the purchasing power of fixed income earners, EĞİTICI stated that the inflation difference is covered out of pocket since it is not monthly.
"First of all, the losses that have occurred for years should be covered, and then monthly inflation losses should be reflected in the salaries. One of the biggest problems of civil servants who have been receiving salary increases under inflation for years is the high tax burden. Income tax deductions are made in advance from the salaries of all civil servants, retirees and other employees. The civil servants cannot see the increase, especially in the second half of the year, and they enter the tax bracket towards the second half of the year," Öğretici added.
“INSTEAD OF TWO YEARS' BARGAIN, EVERY YEAR COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT SHOULD BE MADE”
Reminding that the Central Bank's inflation expectation was 5 percent in the previous Collective Agreement negotiations, Tutorial stated that with the updates made over time, the expectation increased to 58 percent.
"There have been public officials and retirees who have been victimized by estimates that have not been true for years. Therefore, bargaining should be made on the losses experienced, not on the estimates. For this reason, instead of negotiating two years that we cannot see, it is necessary to conclude the collective agreement every year," Öğretici said.