'TISAK' UNIONS DECIDE TO POSTPONE STRIKE AND SEE WHAT GOVT WILL DECIDE

ZAGREB, Dec 22 (Hina) - A strikers' committee of four trade unions of employees with the "Tisak" on Wednesday decided that a general strike, announced for today, December 22, should be postponed for the time being, as Croatia's Finance Minister Borislav Skegro guaranteed to the unions that the Government would consider a programme of the rehabilitation of this company at its session, scheduled for Thursday. Finally on Wednesday, Tisak unionists managed to hold a meeting with Minister Skegro who informed them that the programme of the rehabilitation of Tisak would be on the top of the agenda of the Government's session tomorrow. That session will be chaired by Skegro. The unionists said Skegro promised to hand over to them the Government's decision about the company's rehabilitation not later than noon tomorrow. Therefore the strikers' committee decided to wait and see what the Government's decision would look like and freeze the general strike, which should have begun at 02.00 pm Wednesday. In case the Government's decision is not forwarded on time or the rehabilitation programme is not completely adopted, the general strike will start at 02.00 pm Thursday, read a statement issued by the strike committee. (hina) ms