TISAK UNIONS REQUEST GOVT TO REACH DECISION OR THEY WOULD STRIKE

ZAGREB, Dec 21 (Hina) - Four unions of the Tisak distribution company on Tuesday again announced they would begin a general strike at 2pm on December 22, unless Finance Minister Borislav Skegro guarantees that the Government would, at the first upcoming session, adopt the programme of restructuring the company and carry it out in full. The Government is expected to hold a session on December 23. After the last closed session held last Thursday, the Government announced the Tisak issue would be discussed "at the first upcoming session". Minister Skegro, delegated by Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa to discuss the restructuring programme of the distribution company, had not yet replied to unions' requests. The unions had on December 16 organised a two-hour warning strike to "harshly call on" the Government to finally place the Tisak issue on the agenda. They said none of the Government's decisions about restructuring, reached during the unions' two-hour strike in April, had not been realised to this day. As Tisak is Croatia's largest newspaper distribution company, should the strike come about on Tuesday, most of Croatia could again be left without daily newspapers, as had happened in April. (hina) lml mm