ZAGREB, March 10 (Hina) - The government of the city of Zagreb reported on Wednesday evening that the main committee of strikers of 11 public companies, which held a one-hour warning strike in the morning, turned down the city
authorities' proposal to go to arbitration to settle the dispute over a possible rise in monthly salaries.
ZAGREB, March 10 (Hina) - The government of the city of Zagreb reported
on Wednesday evening that the main committee of strikers of 11 public
companies, which held a one-hour warning strike in the morning, turned
down the city authorities' proposal to go to arbitration to settle the
dispute over a possible rise in monthly salaries.#L#
The shop steward of the Federation of the Independent Croatian Trade
Unions of Croatia (SSSH) in Zagreb, Damir Gasparovic, confirmed to
Hina that the unions did not accept arbitration.
"Arbitration is in no way a good solution," Gasparovic said, adding
that the unionists did not accept a proposal for a representative of
the Croatian Chamber of the Economy to sit on an arbitration council
which would also include representatives of the unions and the city
government.
In addition, to go to arbitration is not envisaged by the collective
agreements, he said.
Employees in the 11 city companies staged the one-hour warning strike
on Wednesday morning. If the city authorities reject their demand for
a 17-percent pay rise which should adjust salaries in 23 city
companies with those in the city authorities, the unions will stage an
eight-hour strike on Friday and a general strike on Monday until their
demands are met, it was announced.
(Hina) ms