Romanian Railway Unionists Reach Agreement With Transp Min, Call For Strike Delay

Orban said he agreed with unionists’ representatives upon four items.

Thus, the project rendering the structure of the state-owned railway company CFR more efficient would be implemented in the first quarter of next year.

The transport ministry will present in Wednesday’s Government meeting a draft emergency ordinance granting transfers from the state budget to modernization and maintenance works on the railway network.

In two weeks’ time, the transport minister will approve the orders authorizing the periodical check-up of the staff by the railway units and not by third parties, as the current law stipulates, he said.

The last item they agreed upon leads to the elimination of discrepancies in the collective labor contract for next year between the salaries of the employees having the same position, but working in different railway company divisions.