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REPORT: UCC vows to continue pay scale battle

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02-07-2014 | 04:38

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REPORT: UCC vows to continue pay scale battle

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Head of the Union Coordination Committee Hanna Gharib said on Wednesday that the battle to approve the pay scale will continue.

Gharib's comments were made during a sit-in held outside the Ministry of Telecommunication whereby he reiterated that the UCC's demands are "righteous."

For his part, head of the Public Administration Employees Mahmoud Haidar called on the Lebanese lawmakers to assume their responsibilities by approving the pay scale, electing a new president and activating the state's institutions.

The Union Coordinating Committee has been on a continuous sit-in calling on the authorities to pass the pay scale, which stipulates a wage hike.

The decision to revive movements came as a result of the failure of the Joint Parliamentary Committees to resolve the dispute on the Value Added Tax in a proposal aimed at securing the funds for the salary scale that was approved by former Prime Minister Najib Mikati's cabinet.

Former PM Mikati's cabinet endorsed the new salary scale for public employees in 2012, ending a long dispute that had triggered several sit-ins and strikes held by the UCC.

Former President Michel Sleiman signed the decree mid-June 2013 and it was referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committees for further examination, however the law was never passed to parliament.

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