ZAGREB, Nov 30 (Hina) - A deputy member of the management board of Zagreb's "Croatia Bus" transport company said on Saturday that the protest of 32 company workers was co-ordinated by someone who wanted to make the company go
bankrupt.
ZAGREB, Nov 30 (Hina) - A deputy member of the management board of
Zagreb's "Croatia Bus" transport company said on Saturday that the
protest of 32 company workers was co-ordinated by someone who
wanted to make the company go bankrupt. #L#
Around forty workers of "Croatia Bus" have again blocked the
entrance to the company premises, after the police managed to
briefly unblock it yesterday morning.
Deputy management board member Trpimir Sulic believes that
somebody is trying to get hold of the company's premises in Zagreb's
Heinzel Street, but he would not say who it might be.
He criticised the police for failing to prevent the blockade of the
entrance and allowing a man who was not a company employee to drive a
bus outside the premises.
Sulic claims that the protest is not a strike because disgruntled
workers have not responded to invitations for negotiations nor have
there been any announcement of strikes or union action.
He accused the head of the New Workers' Union, Mario Ivekovic, of
"instigating the rebels" and claiming that the workers are the
owners of buses.
Sulic stated that he, his uncle and his father Leon owned 56% of
company shares, while the Croatian Privatisation Fund and the
Pension Fund owned 27% and small shareholders only 0.56% of
shares.
He dismissed claims that his father embezzled company money and
threatened workers with dismissal if they did not give money so that
the company account could be unblocked.
Sulic was supported by the president of the workers' council Jure
Tomas, who stated that most workers were satisfied with the current
management.
Union leader Marijan Bozicevic also expressed support for the
management.
Sulic said he would sue the protesters for preventing the normal
operation of the company and seek compensation.
(hina) rml