CRO RAILWAY UNIONS ANNOUNCE STRIKE FOR JULY 19

ZAGREB, July 10 (Hina) - The Union of Croatian Railway (HZ) Workers will at 10 am on July 19 stop railway traffic in the country for one day in protest of the difficult situation in the HZ and the HZ management's suit against three unions which last week protested by slowing down the speed of trains by 30 kph. The Union of Engine Drivers, the Union of Railway Workers and the Union of HZ Infrastructure will organise the strike together with three other HZ unions which have joined them in the meantime, union leaders told a press conference on Monday, after the first hearing before the Supreme Court regarding the suit was postponed. The HZ management claims that by slowing down railway traffic the unionists have jeopardised the safety of railway traffic and that their action was illegal. The unions deny having jeopardised traffic safety and emphasise that their strike on July 19 will be organised strictly in line with the law - all trains which are scheduled to drive at the time of the strike will be operating. The unions today again requested that Transport Minister Alojz Tusek and the HZ management resign. (hina) jn rml