CROATIAN RAILWAYS: 60 PASSENGER AND 12 CARGO TRAINS DELAYED

( Editorial: --> 9666 ) ZAGREB, Oct 19 (Hina) - During a two-hour discontinuance of railroad traffic organised on Monday by three railroad unions, 60 passenger trains, 12 cargo trains as well as 40 manoeuvre compositions were delayed, reported the Office of the Croatian Railways (HZ) General Director. The protest, which lasted from 10 to 12 a.m., was organised by the Croatian Railroad Workers' Union, The Union of the HZ Infrastructure and the Croatian Union of Engine-Drivers due to delays in the payment of salaries and material rights of HZ employees. The Union of Train Controllers (SPHV), the only one that did not respond to the invitation to participate in the strike, stated that it "energetically and decisively rejects partial solutions which would satisfy the requirements of a minority of employees". "If the requirements of the three unions are met, the rest of the employees, including train controllers, will find themselves in an inferior position", said Ante Ilicic, the SPHV secretary. (hina) jfk / ljl 191856 MET oct 98