ZAGREB, Dec 8 (Hina) - The Croatian Railways (HZ) management on Sunday issued a statement saying that "the situation in HZ on the eleventh day of the strike of the Croatian Railway Workers' Union is unchanged All passenger trains are
operational, but the only freight trains running are those for the needs of IFOR and the Croatian army, which is nowhere near the minimum of freight traffic as directed by the HZ President's order, under the Law on Croatian Railways".
ZAGREB, Dec 8 (Hina) - The Croatian Railways (HZ) management on
Sunday issued a statement saying that "the situation in HZ on the
eleventh day of the strike of the Croatian Railway Workers' Union
is unchanged All passenger trains are operational, but the only
freight trains running are those for the needs of IFOR and the
Croatian army, which is nowhere near the minimum of freight traffic
as directed by the HZ President's order, under the Law on Croatian
Railways". #L#
The HZ management "continues to insist on the implementation
of the decision of the Croatian Maritime Affairs, Transport and
Communications Ministry and the order of the HZ president on trains
which have to be operational during strike".
"The management energetically refutes the accusation of the
Central Strike Committee that (the management) was using force to
'break up' the strikers".
According to the HZ management, "the continual change of
decisions and methods of the work of the Central Strike Committee
are unconnectable with the democratic and legal right to a strike.
The methods it uses convey that the strike has nothing to do with
their requests from the start of the strike: the pay-back of annual
awards, refunds and presents for children. Its exclusive intention
is to cause disturbance and damage to its company and the overall
Croatian economy, as well as to discredit the general manager and
the HZ management," the statement said.
The HZ management holds that "the last imputations published
in the press of December 8 about the general director are
deliberate provocations aimed at creating a negative media picture,
which is necessary to the leaders of the strike, as they feel that
the public is not on their side".
The HZ management said that the union leaders "under a pretext
of a fight for the workers' interests, they use any means for their
own existence, comfortable life with high salaries which they take
from the company and the union membership dues".
According to the HZ management, "the habit of every strike,
this is the second this year, replacing managements and leading
people of the HZ, encouraged the union leadership, giving it a
meaning which it cannot have".
"The HZ management, as in the past days of the strike, appeals
on the mislead membership to end the strike and stop following
their leadership which is lead by its own personal interests and
the interests of those whose final goal is to destabilize Croatia,"
the statement said.
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