He also said both the Government and the unionists struggle for a better salary system and the creation of jobs.
Ungureanu on Tuesday invited the leaders of union centers for talks at the government headquarters in a move to “revitalize” dialogue with the civil society and to establish a collaboration program.
After a 25% cut in public wages in 2010, public sector employees received a 15% pay increase in 2011. Right now, public sector wages would need another 16% increase to return to pre-austerity levels. In early March, President Traian Basescu said in an address to Parliament that the ruling coalition and the Government have the duty to restore public wages to the level before austerity cuts, as of June 1.
The Romanian Government in 2010 cut public wages by 25%, part of a harsh austerity plan meant to keep the country’s economy afloat during the economic crisis.