-          Mass press releases in front of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and in all provinces across the country,

-  Unions affiliated with the Confederation actively used all arguments, holding press releases in ministries and provinces, and maintaining a high profile on social media for five days. 

Stating that the second offer received on August 15th could not be negotiated, President Ali Yalçın said in line with the action decisions they had taken; 

-  Civil Servant/Retiree Action Tents were set up in city squares across 81 provinces, sharing the process with the public.-          On Monday, August 18th, a one-day work stoppage was declared, halting transportation, title deed registration, and mail distribution.

-          On the same day, members from the cities flocked to the capital, Ankara.  

MEMUR-SEN held the largest union rally in its history and the largest in the country in recent times in Ankara. 

Ali Yalçın and union executives, along with tens of thousands of their members, walked together from the Union Headquarters to the rally area. 

He called on the government to propose a new, equitable proposal for public servants and retirees, including a fair welfare share that would compensate for past losses. 

The Public Employers' Committee, which also offered a significantly lower increase in the base salary for retirees, was protested at a rally in Ankara's Anatolian Square. 

Addressing the enthusiastic crowd, President Ali Yalçın thanked the members of the Memur-Sen Confederation who had flocked to Ankara from across the country to defend the rights of labor and workers. 

Ali Yalçın, whose speech was frequently interrupted by slogans like "Don't be silent, shout, justice is right," and "Rights, labor, justice, keep shouting," stated that they had been struggling for 26 days during the 8th Term Collective Bargaining Agreement process to resolve the problems of public servants and retirees. Yalçın emphasized that the place to resolve these problems lies at the collective bargaining table. He warned the public employers' committee, which had approached the MEMUR-SEN collective bargaining table with an offer that would resolve the issues, but was running out of time with offers that fell short of these demands and creating stress instead of solutions. "A raise equal to inflation is not a raise," he said. "That's why we found the presented figures inadequate and rejected them! We said, 'That's not an offer, it's not open to negotiation.' Then they offered a 1,000 TL increase to the base salary, and we argued that the method was right but the amount was wrong. What shortfall could civil servants and retirees possibly cover with 1,000 TL? That amount wouldn't even fill half the grocery store.  

Emphasizing that MEMUR-SEN is in favor of compromise and a solution at the negotiating table, Ali Yalçın said that the Public Employer is insisting on the same mistakes as in the past years. 

"The Treasury is blind to market realities.

If promises aren't kept, if contract terms aren't enforced, why is this table being convened? Why are these promises being made? Is this something that's meant to happen? Business shouldn't be conducted with the mindset of "I did it, it happened."

Ali Yalçın, who stated that they've been striking across Turkey to demand their demands be met, concluded his speech by stating that they've been protesting for days and that for justice, we need to come to the table with the facts. 

"No one should expect us to ignore this injustice! We are determined to fight until we get our rights. We will continue to raise our voices.

Addressing the Ministers of Labor and Finance, Yalçın said, 'Time is running out; we have one day left to sign! Come, listen to the voice of this square. As Turkey grows, instead of this inadequate proposal that shrinks our purchasing power, let us come up with a proposal that will ensure balance in wages and fairness in income, save retirees from hardship and civil servants from bottlenecks, close the gap between workers and retirees, increase our purchasing power with an increase in the welfare share and the base salary, ensure justice and fairness, and befit the Turkish Century. May justice be served, and civil servants and retirees rejoice! For our labor, our bread, and our future; long live rights, labor, and justice!"

Following the rally, Ali Yalçın, President of Memur-Sen, along with the presidents and general executive boards of affiliated unions, marched to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, representing the crowd at the rally. President Yalçın emphasized that they were awaiting a new proposal. Following his speech, he resubmitted the general and service branch proposals to the Ministry, stating that they expected a realistic offer. Later that day, the Public Arbitration Board, which submitted its third proposal on behalf of the government, raised the figures, but the final proposal fell short of expectations.  

As of August 20, a Disagreement Report was signed for the negotiations on the contract in general, and the final decision was left to the Public Arbitration Board.

In 11 service branches, the general presidents signed the collective agreement texts on behalf of their unions.

Thus, the 8th Collective Agreement was concluded with a partial agreement.

Applications to the arbitration panel, which will have the final say on general provisions in the collective bargaining process, must be submitted by August 22nd.

Both the authorized union and the public employer committee have the authority to apply to the panel.

The arbitration panel will also make its final decision regarding the economic, financial, and personnel rights of public employees and retirees for the next two years by August 31st. 

President Ali Yalçın held a press conference on the matter, stating, "The inadequacy of Trade Union Law No. 4688 has been seen. He stated that they have done everything necessary for unionism within the framework of the law, called on the government to absolutely amend the Trade Union Law. President Yalçın thanked also members of MEMUR-SEN, affiliated unions, all public workers, and the public for their support during this process. He stated that negotiations will continue, and their struggle will continue and never end."