Speaking to the press, union representative Josko Franic said they would ask the police for a report to prove that there had been no violence in the shipyard over the last three days, as claimed by CEO Tomislav Debeljak.
Split Mayor Ivo Baldasar spoke with Debeljak several times today, informing the protesting workers that the CEO was willing to talk and that he said that the suspended workers should write complaints stating why they did not want to be suspended, about which a commission would then decide.
Baldasar said the management feared for the shipyard's future because of the latest events. "I fear that Brodosplit's folding would be the worst solution because it would affect not only Split, but half of Croatia."
Croatian Trade Unions Association president Ozren Matijasevic told the protesting workers that Debeljak's positions were unacceptable, saying that if they explained in writing why they took part in the protests, it would mean that they "accept the disciplinary proceedings" against them which "might result in layoffs."
"We want the suspensions to be lifted and the employer to state that the disciplinary proceedings have not been launched," he said.
Matijasevic said Labour Minister Mirando Mrsic had told him that he would get involved in dealing with the difficulties in Brodosplit.