GOVT TO DECIDE ON SCHOOL UNIONS' DEMANDS AFTER PARLIAMENT DEBATE

( Editorial: --> 2189 ) ZAGREB, June 18 (Hina) - The Croatian government will decide on school unions demands after the Lower House has discussed the situation in the Croatian school system, Education and Sports Minister Bozidar Pugelnik said Thursday after a closed government session. The parliament's House of Representatives will discuss the school system Friday. "The government will wait for tomorrow's parliamentary debate and once again request the unions to state their demands, but in written form", Pugelnik said. The school unions have been on strike since June 12, demanding that education employees be moved two salary classes forward and the payment of holiday cash grants before the holidays. The school unions will once again forward their demands to the government and will attend the Lower House discussion on the school system as observers. In the meantime the strike is still on, said the union leaders who Thursday waited outside the government building for the government decision. (hina) ha jn 181712 MET jun 98