ZAGREB, July 9 (Hina) - The Croatian Railway Workers' Union will discontinue all railway traffic in Croatia for half an hour on July 12 in protest against a court action which was filed by the Croatian Railway (HZ) Administration
Board against the Union. The HZ Administration Board claims that by discontinuing the railway traffic in April, trade unions broke the law on the HZ Labour. The HZ Administration Board demands the court to prohibit the trade unions to stage similar protests. President of the HZ Infrastructure Union Darko Pavicevic stressed, however, that the Croatian Constitution, the Law on Labour, and nine international documents which were signed by Croatia, guarantee the trade unions the right to organise industrial actions, including protests. All negotiations between representatives of the trade unions and the HZ Administration Board during the past year were the result of the protests
ZAGREB, July 9 (Hina) - The Croatian Railway Workers' Union will
discontinue all railway traffic in Croatia for half an hour on July
12 in protest against a court action which was filed by the Croatian
Railway (HZ) Administration Board against the Union.
The HZ Administration Board claims that by discontinuing the
railway traffic in April, trade unions broke the law on the HZ
Labour. The HZ Administration Board demands the court to prohibit
the trade unions to stage similar protests.
President of the HZ Infrastructure Union Darko Pavicevic stressed,
however, that the Croatian Constitution, the Law on Labour, and
nine international documents which were signed by Croatia,
guarantee the trade unions the right to organise industrial
actions, including protests.
All negotiations between representatives of the trade unions and
the HZ Administration Board during the past year were the result of
the protests, said Pavicevic. According to him, to forbid the
protest would mean that the Administration Board really wants to
prohibit collective negotiations.
HZ workers will also stage the protest because the HZ
Administration Board started to implement a decision on the
reduction of the number of employees without consulting the trade
unions.
According to Pavicevic, the third reason for the protest is that the
identity of the person who assaulted vice president of engine
drivers' union Ivan Tolic on April 26, has not yet been discovered.
The trade unions forwarded a letter which includes all facts stated
above to the Croatian President.
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