LABOUR LEADERS ANNOUNCE TWO-HOUR STOPPAGE FOR DEC 16

ZAGREB, Dec 8 (Hina) - Three major trade union associations today announced a two-hour stoppage for Dec 16. The unions demand the signing of a Basic National Agreement and branch agreements, as well as a special Christmas bonus to salaries and pensions, labour leader Dragutin Lesar told a news conference. The stoppage was also meant as a gesture of solidarity with the Railway Workers' Union, which went on general strike today. Another labour leader, Niko Gunjina, insisted that that union representatives be included in a parliamentary commission investigating privatisation irregularities. The labour leaders unanimously blamed the Government for ignoring the unions and "buying time". They pointed out that the Government failed to submit the draft labour legislation Union representatives for suggestions and approval, as it had been instructed to do by the House of Representatives after the first reading of the Labour Bill. The Government also failed to present to the Unions a survey of the social situation in Croatia and a comparative analysis of labour legislation in developed European countries. (hina) jn as 081713 MET dec 94