TEACHERS' UNIONS SATISFIED WITH TURNOUT OF STRIKERS

( Editorial: --> 9140 ) ZAGREB, June 5 (Hina) - Two teachers' unions, which organised a one -day strike in schools on Thursday, on Friday expressed satisfaction with the turnout of strikers. About 20,000 employees in primary and 13,120 in secondary schools went on strike, leaders of the Croatian Teachers' Union (SHU) and the Independent Union of Secondary School Employees (NSZSS) said at a press conference on Friday. The two unions requested a pay rise and the payment of holiday cash grants. Even after the strike started, the Government failed to react to the union's request for the solution of a collective work dispute, the unions said. The Education Ministry on Wednesday held talks with union representatives, saying it would send its opinion on their requests to all six teachers' unions by Friday afternoon. (hina) jn rml. 051438 MET jun 98