Geneva workers are planning a new strike tomorrow.
They say they want a 5% pay rise and have rejected the 1% rise that’s been offered so far.
Workers claim the rate is deserved to make up for the loss of purchasing power over the past three years.
More than 800 out of 19,000 took strike action last week. They were mainly workers for the education sector, such as teachers and admin staff.
Others joined them for a march through the city that evening.
Heavy snow causes chaos
Heavy snowfall across central parts of the country brought chaos, cancelled trains, blocked roads and children building snowmen on the autoroute.
Geneva car tax issue dominates Grand Council
Although it wasn’t on the agenda for last night’s meeting of the Geneva Grand Council, the issue of the new vehicle tax dominated proceedings.
Franc strongest against euro
It’s good news for cross border shopping and frontaliers – the franc has reached its highest level against the Euro.
SRG/SSR faces massive cuts
Are the days numbered for public service broadcasting?
People now back nuclear power
A new survey suggests public opinion towards nuclear power has changed dramatically.
4m e-vignettes sold
Four million people last year chose to forgo the sticky mess of a vignette on their car and bought an electronic one instead.
