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Romanian Court Trying Legitimacy Of Subway Strike Halts Debates On Technicalities

14:34, 18 Nov. 2009
The trial in which the management of Romanian state-owned subway company Metrorex calls on the Bucharest Court to rule on the legitimacy of its employees’ general strike was adjourned Wednesday on technicalities just minutes into the debates.

Bucharest Subway Strike Continues, Court Ruling Expected Wednesday

10:39, 18 Nov. 2009
Employees of state-owned subway company Metrorex continue their general strike Wednesday after a new round of failed negotiations over wage raises and the Bucharest Court is expected to rule on the strike’s legitimacy later in the day.

Romanian Subway Employees Back To Work, Resume Strike Wednesday

16:42, 17 Nov. 2009
The Bucharest subway was open Tuesday at 4 p.m. after employees halted a general strike that caused major traffic jams across the city, but the protest will be resumed Wednesday.

FOCUS: Bucharest Subway Strike – Political Games At People’s Expense

12:58, 17 Nov. 2009
People in Romania’s capital city Bucharest found subway entrances closed Tuesday morning because subway employees started a general strike demanding bigger wages, while the country has no legitimate government, holds presidential elections this weekend and is mired in recession.

Bucharest Court Expected To Rule On Subway Strike Legitimacy Tuesday

10:29, 17 Nov. 2009
Romanian state-owned company Metrorex manager Gheorghe Udriste told MEDIAFAX the Bucharest Court has received a request to rule on the legitimacy of the subway strike started Tuesday.

Bucharest Public Transport Co Supplements Transport Vehicles Due To Subway Strike

17:21, 16 Nov. 2009
Public road transport in Romania's capital Bucharest will be supplemented with 12% additional vehicles because of a general strike of subway employees Tuesday, November 17, public transport company RATB general manager Gheorghe Aron said Monday.

Romanian Subway Employees To Continue Protests, Say Govt Ignores Them

19:19, 11 Nov. 2009
About 200 Romanian employees of state-owned subway company Metrorex picketed the Government Wednesday and a delegation of subway workers’ representatives failed to talk with Prime Minister Emil Boc or Transport Minister Radu Berceanu.

Romania’s Govt Approves Subway Company Metrorex’s Budget, Wage Increase

19:17, 11 Nov. 2009
Romania’s Government approved Wednesday the revenue and expenses budget for 2009 of state-owned subway company Metrorex, including the wage increase decided at the end of last year, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Govt To Approve Subway Company Metrorex’s Budget Wednesday – Romanian Transport Min

15:44, 11 Nov. 2009
Romania's Government will approve Wednesday the revenue and expenses budget for 2009 of state-owned subway company Metrorex, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Wednesday.

Romanian Subway Unionists To Call Gen Strike As Of Nov 16 If Wage Talks Fail

14:54, 09 Nov. 2009
Employees of Romania’s state-owned subway company Metrorex will go on general strike indefinitely as of November 16 if negotiations with management on wage raises fail, union leader Ion Radoi said Monday.

Romanian Subway Unionists Threaten Protests If Negotiations Fail

15:07, 26 Oct. 2009
Romania’s subway unionists continue talks Monday with the management of subway company Metrorex and, depending on the outcome of talks, they will further decide whether subway employees will stage protests Wednesday in capital Bucharest and a general strike in November.

Romanian Transelectrica Employees Plan To Go On Strike Nov 2

14:17, 22 Oct. 2009
The employees of Romania’s state-owned power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) will go on warning strike Monday and plan to go on general strike indefinitely starting November 2, after the management refused to fix demands for work conditions and salaries.

Romanian Subway Unionists Demand 26% Pay Raise, Threaten Strike In Nov

12:45, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian subway unionists threatened to go on strike next month demanding a pay raise of nearly 26% and calling for negotiations on a new collective labor contract, as the current contract expires on November 1.

Romanian Unionists To Continue Protests, Threaten General Strike

15:16, 05 Oct. 2009
Romanian public sector unionists said Monday after talks at the Labor Ministry that protests will continue as none of their problems was solved and they might decide to go on general strike indefinitely.

SE Romania Airport Staff On Go-Slow Strike Over Labor Contract Breach

12:27, 23 Sept. 2009
Nearly 200 employees with international airport Mihail Kogalniceanu in Constanta, southeastern Romania, went on a go-slow strike Wednesday morning, for an indefinite period, displeased that the company’s management failed to observe the collective labor contract.

Railway Unionists Call For Romanian Transp Min Resignation

16:58, 22 Sept. 2009
Railway unionists threaten to go on strike and are asking for the resignation of Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu, subsecretary of state Constantin Axinia and of the heads of railway units over the situation and the lack of strategies in the sector.

Railway Workers In NE Romania Resume Work After Halting 15 Passenger Trains

14:09, 22 Sept. 2009
Romanian railway workers in them northeastern county of Iasi resumed activity Tuesday around 11.30 a.m. after they started a spontaneous protest in the morning and blocked 15 passenger trains and two freight trains in stations in the county.

Romanian Police, Customs Officers Set To Protest Through “Excessive Work And Dedication”

15:42, 12 Sept. 2009
Romania’s "Pro Lex" union representing police and customs officers said police officers banned by the law from going on strike will protest, as of Sept 15, through “excessive work and dedication,” while community police officers and customs staff will join the general strike planned for October 5.

Romanian Public Sector Employees On General Strike On Oct 5

13:18, 10 Sept. 2009
Romanian public sector employees will picket the Parliament on September 15, call general strike on October 5 and will then refuse to be involved in the presidential elections due on November 22, displeased with the draft law regulating wages in the public sector.

Romanian Prison System Unionists Put Off Warning Strike, Start Talks

10:23, 30 Iul. 2009
Unionists in Romania’s prison system said they decided to put off the warning strike planned for Thursday, July 30, in the wake of talks on amending the collective labor agreement, revising the budget and drawing up the necessary normative acts in the sector.

Romanian Transport Min Tells Railway Workers To Drop Bonus Demands

12:53, 10 Iun. 2009
Romanian transport and infrastructure minister Radu Berceanu said Wednesday that if railroad company workers do not give up certain bonuses, the Ministry might wind up unable to pay salaries.

Romanian Railway Employees Protest Over Non-Payment Of Back Wages

12:14, 10 Iun. 2009
The employees of the Bucharest and Constanta branches of Romania’s national railway company CFR staged spontaneous protests Wednesday morning, demanding the payment of back salaries for May.

Romanian Court Auxiliary Staff Begin Warning Strike

10:40, 11 Mai 2009
Clerks, archivists and other members of auxiliary staff in Romanian courts began a warning strike Monday at 10 a.m., stopping all activity for two hours, unhappy because the collective work contract negotiated in December with the Justice Ministry has not been applied.

Romanian Public Servants Union On Solidarity Strike With Teachers

11:07, 05 Mai 2009
Over 70,000 Romanian public servants affiliated with the “Sed Lex” union went on a go-slow strike Tuesday at 8 a.m., as a sign of solidarity with the teachers’ general strike, which was planned for today, but was cancelled Monday.

Romanian National Exams Postponed To May 7, Teacher Strike Suspended

19:33, 04 Mai 2009
Romanian education minister Ecaterina Andronescu said Monday at the end of talks with unionists in education that the national exams set for tomorrow have been rescheduled for May 7, while the dates for the other exams are unchanged, and the strike set by teachers for Tuesday has been suspended.

Romanian Teachers’ Strike Still On For May 5 – Union Official

15:46, 04 Mai 2009
Liviu Pop, secretary general within the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), said Monday the strike plans for Tuesday remain the same and added unions were presented with a document the unionists cannot sign, because it does not present concrete data regarding "sums or deadlines".

Strike Not A Solution For Education Sector – Romanian PM

12:02, 04 Mai 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Monday that a strike “is not a solution” for the education sector right now, but that he has faith in the “maturity of teaching staff” and that the solutions to the teachers’ problems are in accordance with the current budget situation.

Romanian Teachers On Strike Tuesday, Boycotting National Language Test

12:22, 30 Apr. 2009
Romanian unionists in the education sector decided Thursday to go on strike next Tuesday, when seventh and eighth graders are supposed to take the Romanian language and literature national exam.

Some 80% Of Romanian Unionist Teachers Want National Exam Boycott – Union Leader

11:30, 30 Apr. 2009
The leader of the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), Aurel Cornea, said Thursday that some 80% of teachers affiliated to this federation want to boycott the national exams, and this would lead to a change in the evaluation format established by the Ministry of Education.

Romania Railway Employees Protest In Bucharest Over Potential Job Cuts

10:10, 29 Apr. 2009
Several hundreds railway employees arrived Wednesday morning in Bucharest to attend protests against the Transport Ministry’s planned restructuring program targeting the entire railway system.

Romania Education Employees Threaten Protests Over Govt’s Planned Budget Revision

18:48, 06 Apr. 2009
Romanian education employees threaten protests and even general strike over the government’s planned budget revision, which could cut back on education staff by 20,000 people or freeze salaries in the sector.

Romanian Public Servants Go On Warning Strike

10:41, 02 Mart. 2009
Members of the Romanian National Public Servants’ Union (SNFP) will go Monday on a two-hour warning strike, demanding payment of overtime and bonuses, a wage plan in accordance with the public servants’ Statute and asking for negotiations on the collective labor contract.

Romanian Public Servants Postpone Protests, Start Talks

13:52, 19 Feb. 2009
The members of the Romanian National Union of Public Servants (SNPF) will suspend the protest actions announced for February 20 and 27, over an interval of ten days, as long as negotiations last with the Government, and if the negotiation result is good the unionists could even call off the strikes.

Employees Of Romanian Lender BCR Call Off Gen Strike

11:35, 13 Ian. 2009
Unionists with Romania’s largest lender, Erste Bank-owned Banca Comerciala Romana, or BCR, decided to call off the general strike set to start Wednesday after they received a new wage offer from the management.

Romanian BCR Makes Final Offer To Employees To Avoid General Strike

10:36, 13 Ian. 2009
The management of Romania’s largest lender, Erste Bank-owned Banca Comerciala Romana, or BCR, decided late Monday to make a final offer to employees to avoid a general strike planned to start Wednesday.

Romanian BCR Employees Go On Gen Strike Wed Over Salaries, Mgmt To Sue

14:02, 12 Ian. 2009
Employees of Romania’s largest lender, Erste Bank-owned Banca Comerciala Romana, or BCR, will go on general strike as of Wednesday, demanding higher wages, the bank said Monday.

Romanian Education Unionists Call Of General Strike Set For Nov 18

12:43, 14 Nov. 2008
Romanian unions in the education sector said Friday they called off the general strike they planned to start on November 18, but are set to resume protests unless the country’s future government applies the law which raises teachers’ wages by 50%.

Romanian Railway Unionists Call Off Strike

18:43, 06 Nov. 2008
Romanian railway unionists on Thursday called off a six-hour warning strike scheduled for Friday, saying they decided to wait the results of their talks with Transportation Minister Ludovic Orban.

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

15:00, 06 Nov. 2008
Romanian railway unionists of the Miscare Comercial Federation ask the members of the organization to postpone the strike scheduled for Friday, as they are waiting for budget approval, following talks Thursday talks with transport minister Ludovic Orban.

Romanian Police Officers To Organize New Protests On Nov 22

14:48, 06 Nov. 2008
Romania’s National Police Officer Union "Pro Lex" members will take to the streets again on November 22, displeased with the faulty management applied by the Ministry of Interior and the fact that law and order laws and the police officer statute were not passed.