The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Thousands protest in Bern against austerity Some 20,000 teachers, police, hospital workers and other civil servants gathered in Bern on Saturday to protest against austerity measures and demand better working conditions and salary increases, unions said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130317/20000-swiss-civil-servants-protest-austerity Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:39:00 +0100 20000-swiss-civil-servants-protest-austerity