At Least 3,000 Romanian Public Servants Might Rally Saturday

Public servants affiliated to the “Sed Lex” union threaten to rally in capital city Bucharest and picket prefects’ offices across the country, demanding the keeping of their jobs and bonuses.

The union decided Friday to start procedures to organize a rally in Bucharest, to be attended by at least 5,000 employees, and prepare pickets of prefects’ offices. The union said it wants to be able to organize street protests with at least 3,000 union members countrywide within 24 hours.

Marica didn’t say when the planned protests would take place, saying “Sed Lex” wants to organize them together with other unions representing public sector employees. He added that if the government decides to fire employees in administration, unionists are ready to go on general strike.