UNIONS: 80 PERCENT OF HP WORKERS ON STRIKE

ZAGREB, Nov 7 (Hina) - About 80 percent of the Croatian Post (HP) workers are participating in Wednesday's day-long strike, heads of two postal unions which organised the protests because the government is procrastinating with the signing of an already adjusted agreement said. The strike was successful, the workers are aware of the problems because the collective agreement is the Gospel for them, the president of the Croatian POst Union, Jadranka Dumbovic told a news conference today. Ten percent of HP employees are working today in order to ensure the functioning of national and international postal services. According to the unionists, the turnout in Cakovec and Sibenik was poor, while in other towns, citizens will not be getting their mail. The president of the national HPT union, Jadranko Vehar, said the Maritime, Communications and Transportation Ministry informed the unions yesterday that an extraordinary HP assembly, at which the date of the signing of the collective agreement should be determined, could be held on November 14. The Croatian Post Trade Union and the National Postal Workers Union have decided to organise the strike because the Maritime, Communications and Transport Ministry on Monday failed to determine the date of the signing of the collective agreement. (hina) it