INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION ORGANIZES STRIKE IN HIGH SCHOOLS

ZAGREB, Feb 20 (Hina) - The Independent Trade Union of Croatian high school employees on Thursday organized a five- minute strike, the first in a series of strikes for a collective agreement, said the Trade Union's president Vesna Kanižaj. The aim of the strike, Kanižaj explained, was to reach an agreement on labour costs, labour conditions, promotion, the work norm, basic wages and the employer's obligation to provide care for the quality of education. The trade union estimates that many teachers showed up for the strike. Vice-premier Ljerka Mintas-Hodak's statement regarding the Independent Trade Union's proposal for a collective agreement for secondary schools arrived today around noon, Kanizaj said, adding that the Trade Union's Presidency and Negotiation Committee would reach its decision in relation to it within two days. (hina) ha jn 201637 MET feb 97