Romania’s National Union Confederation Cartel Alfa To Picket Parliament On Tuesday

Cartel Alfa union leader Bogdan Hossu said Monday that, during the meeting of the Executive Committee, the unionists decided to picket the headquarters of the Parliament Tuesday, as they are displeased with the current format of the three packs of laws for which the Government will assume responsibility.

The union federations within the Alliance of State Employees that deal with renegotiating the unitary wage law will also picket the Parliament Tuesday.

Several union federations set up an alliance of public sector employees Thursday, when they announced they will picket the Parliament Tuesday and will organize a general strike on October 5, refusing to participate in the organization of presidential elections.

The alliance urged the Government not to assume responsibility for the unitary wage law before the Parliament on September 15 and to renegotiate the law so that all the principles negotiated three months before, when the negotiation on the unitary wage law began, be taken into account. The unionists urge the Government to give up layoffs in the public sector and not to oblige the employees to accept mandatory unpaid leave.

The Romanian unions within National Confederation of Free Unions of Romania - Brotherhood (CNSLR Fratia) are also displeased with the results of negotiations with Prime Minister Emil Boc on the packs of laws for which the Government will assume responsibility.

The Operative Office of CNSLR Fratia met Monday to analyze the results of the talks held in the Cabinet meeting Saturday regarding the unitary wage law.

CNSLR Fratia leader Marian Petcu said public sector employees will go on general strike if the Government maintains its decision to assume responsibility for the three packs of laws.

Petcu said the Sanitas Federation, which represents employees in the healthcare system, will have its own calendar of protests, but is waiting for the decisions that will be made Tuesday.

Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday the Government will continue talks with unionists on the unitary wage law, but will not give up the idea of assuming responsibility for it before the Parliament and will not consider postponing the date of responsibility assumption set for September 15.

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