ZAGREB, May 17 (Hina) - According to data of the Croatian Ministry of Education and Sports, 31.8 percent of all employees in secondary schools are taking part in Thursday's strike. Sixty schools work partly and 197 regularly,
Assistant Education Minister Vesna Bilic tells Hina. According, however, to the president of an independent trade union of secondary school employees, 65 percent of all employees are taking part in the strike. The strike has been organised to protest against an education ministry decision to cancel the beginning of negotiations on a work agreement with the union, the most numerous as to secondary school employees. Bilic said the education ministry was open for talks and cooperation with unions.(hina) ha sb
ZAGREB, May 17 (Hina) - According to data of the Croatian Ministry
of Education and Sports, 31.8 percent of all employees in secondary
schools are taking part in Thursday's strike.
Sixty schools work partly and 197 regularly, Assistant Education
Minister Vesna Bilic tells Hina.
According, however, to the president of an independent trade union
of secondary school employees, 65 percent of all employees are
taking part in the strike.
The strike has been organised to protest against an education
ministry decision to cancel the beginning of negotiations on a work
agreement with the union, the most numerous as to secondary school
employees.
Bilic said the education ministry was open for talks and
cooperation with unions.
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