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Romanian Public Servants Set For Full-Scale Strike Oct 9

12:00, 03 Oct. 2008
Romanian public servants will go on full-scale strike as of October 9, demanding a 50% salary hike, union officials said Friday.

Romanian Students Obtain 30% Bigger Scholarships, Give Up Protests ‘For Now’

20:13, 02 Oct. 2008
Student scholarships will increase by 30% in two stages next year, Romanian Education Ministry and student organizations said in a joint statement Thursday.

Romanian Public Servants Threaten Full-Scale Protests Over Salary Hike

16:42, 02 Oct. 2008
Romanian public servants threatened to go on full-scale strike next week unless they receive a 50% pay hike to match the salary increase granted to personnel in the educational system, union officials said Thursday.

Romanian Public Servants Urge 50% Wage Hike, Threaten Protests

17:31, 30 Sept. 2008
Romanian public servants affiliated to the Sed Lex union threatened to start protests and even go on strike unless the government increases their salaries by 50% starting January 1, 2009, union leader Vasile Marica said Tuesday.

Minimum Wage Issue Pushes Nearly 100 Unionists Into Protest Rallies At Govt HQ

11:22, 09 Iul. 2008
Nearly 100 unionists joined Wednesday morning the protest rally at the Romanian government’s headquarters demanding the increase in the minimum wage to 600 lei (EUR1-RON3.5934) as of July 1.

Some 100 Unionists Picket Romanian Labor, Finance Ministries Demanding Higher Minimum Wage

10:37, 02 Iul. 2008
Some one hundred unionists picketed Wednesday morning the headquarters of the Romanian Ministries of Labor and Finance urging the government to hike the minim wage to 540 lei (EUR1=RON3.6435) as of Jul 1, from the current RON500.

SC Drumuri Şi Poduri Employees Protest In C. Romania For Second Day

12:05, 30 Mai 2008
The employees with SC Drumuri şi Poduri Covasna, a public institution in charge with maintenance and repair of roads and bridges in Covasna County, center Romania, on Friday continued their protests against the company’s management for the second day in a row.

Romanian Transporters Cancel Wednesday Protests

10:39, 14 Mai 2008
Romanian road transporters, who organized protest marches on Bucharest’s beltway Monday and Tuesday, decided to cancel their protests Wednesday after Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said he would meet with them next week.

Romanian Interior Min Warns Transporters To Stop Protests

20:22, 13 Mai 2008
Romanian interior minister Cristian David said that if the road transporters who “intentionally” blocked traffic continue their action, he will instruct law enforcers to take the most drastic of measures, adding that law violations will not be tolerated.

Romanian Road Transporters Ask To See PM, Threaten With Protests

10:30, 12 Mai 2008
Several tens of road transporters on Monday gathered in front of the Romanian government building in Bucharest requesting a meeting with Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu over their demands.

Anti-NATO Protest In Bucharest

20:19, 03 Apr. 2008
Some 40 militants left Thursday, around 17:30 local time, in a march from their base in Bucharest’s Timpuri Noi area carrying flags with anti-NATO writings.

Romanian Education Sector Unionists Protest Against Pact For Education

13:27, 11 Mart. 2008
The members of the “Spiru Haret” and “Alma Mater” Free Unions Federation in the education sector, said they would protest Friday against the National Pact for Education, which they consider "a political means to win over the electorate."

Wage Hikes Over 10% For Romanian Rail Employees Entail Layoffs – Minister

11:05, 05 Mart. 2008
Romanian transport minister Ludovic Orban said Wednesday a wage increase of over 10% for railroad employees is only possible in the context of layoffs, and cutting expenses for maintenance and investments to hike wages is unacceptable.

Serb Protesters Hang Romanian Flag At UN Mission Building In Kosovo

16:01, 04 Mart. 2008
Employees in the Kosovo legal system staged a protest Tuesday at the headquarters of the United Nations mission in Kosovska Mitrovica, raising the flags of Serbia and Romania.

Romanian Govt Annuls Privatization Method Of Antibiotice

19:08, 27 Feb. 2008
The Romanian Government has annulled on Wednesday the decision to privatize the country’s last remaining state-owned drug maker Antibiotice SA through open bid, the government said in a statement.

Romanians Protest Against Constitutional Court Decision

16:56, 03 Feb. 2008
Over 300 people gathered in Bucharest’s Universitatii Square to protest against the Constitutional Court decision on the unconstitutional functioning of the National Council for the Study of Securitate Archives.

Last Remaining Passengers On Bucharest Intl Airport To Board For London

15:13, 04 Ian. 2008
The passengers that have been waiting to fly to London since Thursday morning on Bucharest’s international Otopeni airport and had not rescheduled the flight for Friday, have been summoned for pre-boarding procedures on Friday afternoon

Unions Threaten Ample Protests, Upset Over ’08 Minimum Wage, Budget

14:32, 20 Nov. 2007
Leaders of Romania’s five union confederations will decide Tuesday on ways to protest as they disagree with the government’s proposed minimum wage and state budget for 2008.

Romanian Education Unions Trigger Protests Monday

11:44, 12 Nov. 2007
Unions affiliated to the National Education Federation, or FEN, start protests Monday accusing the Education Ministry of indifference to the unions’ planned strike.