According to the union, judicial workers return this Wednesday to a general strike for an indefinite period from 9:00 to 12:30 every Wednesday and Friday in all divisions, courts and prosecutors’ offices.
In this new general strike [a anterior acabou em finais de abril] noted by the Union of Judicial Workers (SFJ), does not include minimum services, “due to the fact that this is a strike that does not contradict the rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens.”
The union’s advance notice also warns that “strikers may not be replaced by non-members who are not normally assigned to the relevant service” and stresses that “any suggestions regarding the safety and maintenance of facilities and equipment are also unnecessary.” .
SFJ requires for this class the inclusion in the payment period of a procedural compensation effective from January 21, 2021, that is, the payment of a monthly amount in 14 annual installments, “as a result of the commitment made by the government that this allowance will be integrated into the salary and is already included in two Law on the State Budget for 2020 and 2021.”
They also demand the opening of competition for access to all categories whose posts are vacant as Deputy Secretary, Deputy Technical Officer of Justice, Legal Secretary, Chief Technical Officer of Justice and Minister of Justice, “since courses for access to positions are valid leadership.”
The union also wants the “urgent opening” of 500 new jobs for justice employees “under fear of the imminent collapse of the prosecutor’s office (MP).”
Since Tuesday, judicial workers working in courts and parliamentary services have been on strike, also for an indefinite period and with the same demands on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
However, this advance notice from the SFJ ensures that urgent actions that need to be completed on shift days are completed.
Thus, it will be guaranteed that arrested detainees and accused persons will be brought before the judicial authority and the immediate subsequent actions will be taken, the performance of procedural actions strictly necessary to ensure the freedom of people and aimed at protecting rights, freedoms and guarantees that would otherwise be impossible to carry out in a timely manner, the adoption measures, the delay of which may harm the interests of minors, namely those related to their appearance in court and the fate of persons in danger, and urgent measures provided for by Psychological Responsibility. Health Law.
To ensure the provision of these services, a bailiff from among the judges and a judge from the prosecutor’s office are appointed on a rotating basis for all categories that provide services there.