TRADE UNIONS ANNOUNCE HOUR-LONG STRIKE IN ZAGREB FOR WEDNESDAY

ZAGREB, March 9 (Hina) - The trade unions of 12 public companies in Zagreb have announced an hour-long strike for Wednesday as a prelude to a series of strikes that would last until their demand for a 17-percent pay rise was met.#L# The trade unions said that the city government had been refusing for two years to negotiate a pay rise, and that their pay was 500-600 kuna lower than that of employees in city administration. The strike on Wednesday will last from 0900 to 1000 hours, and will resume on Friday from 0800 to 1600 hours. The companies involved include the city transport company ZET, the central bus terminal Autobusni Kolodvor, and the sanitation company Cistoca. (Hina) vm sb