ZAGREB, Apr 22 (Hina) - Four of Croatia's largest circulation daily papers, Vecernji List, Jutarnji List, Sportske Novosti, and Vjesnik, are preparing their Friday issues, even though publishers are still not sure whether they will
hit the news-stands or not, as has been the case on Thursday. A strike committee of Croatia's largest press distributor "Tisak" will this evening reach a final decision whether they will continue with the strike until the government meets their demands, Stjepan Kolaric, spokesman for a coordination of "Tisak's" trade unions, told reporters in Zagreb on Thursday. The distributor's employees went on strike on Wednesday by closing all "Tisak" outlets due to dissatisfaction with the non-implementation of a financial restructuring programme adopted earlier this month. The unionists' intentions were today openly opposed by the publishers. Spokesman Vice Medjugorac said the
ZAGREB, Apr 22 (Hina) - Four of Croatia's largest circulation daily
papers, Vecernji List, Jutarnji List, Sportske Novosti, and
Vjesnik, are preparing their Friday issues, even though publishers
are still not sure whether they will hit the news-stands or not, as
has been the case on Thursday.
A strike committee of Croatia's largest press distributor "Tisak"
will this evening reach a final decision whether they will continue
with the strike until the government meets their demands, Stjepan
Kolaric, spokesman for a coordination of "Tisak's" trade unions,
told reporters in Zagreb on Thursday.
The distributor's employees went on strike on Wednesday by closing
all "Tisak" outlets due to dissatisfaction with the non-
implementation of a financial restructuring programme adopted
earlier this month.
The unionists' intentions were today openly opposed by the
publishers. Spokesman Vice Medjugorac said the publishers did not
benefit from the strike and would not be able to wait indefinitely
for "Tisak" employees to achieve their goals.
Medjugorac reminded that so far, publishers have assisted "Tisak"
by continuing with press distribution, despite "Tisak's" debt to
the publishers of US$15.7 million. The damage caused by the current
strike has not been estimated yet.
Medjugorac said printer Hrvatska Tiskara had expressed willingness
to begin printing the minute the publishers make the request. Given
that "Tisak's" drivers have blocked with trucks all access to the
printer, the dailies most probably will not hit the news-stands on
Friday either, he concluded.
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