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Romanian Transport Min Threatens To Sue Unionists If They Go On Strike

11:52, 05 Nov. 2008
The strike of the employees of the Romanian Railway company CFR is illegal, the files of all participants to it will be sent to the police and prosecutors, and the unionists will be sued to recover losses, transport minister Ludovic Orban said Wednesday.

Romanian Railroad Traffic to Be Halted Friday Due To Union Strike

16:25, 04 Nov. 2008
The managers of the national railroad company passenger and infrastructure divisions failed to reach common ground in talks held with unionists, thus Friday, between 07:00 and 13:00 local time railroad traffic will be halted in protest.

Romanian Rail Employees To Launch Warning Strike Against Mgmt Friday

19:00, 03 Nov. 2008
The employees of Romanian railway company Caile Ferate Romane SA, or CFR, will launch a six-hour warning strike on Friday to protest against “poor managing decisions” regarding company’s infrastructure, unionist said Monday.

Romanian PM Calls On Unions To Act Responsibly

12:01, 03 Nov. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu called on education unions and teachers Monday to act responsibly, saying going on a strike is not the right thing to do and wages cannot be increased by 50%.

Romania’s Alma Mater Ed Union Announces Protests For Nov 10, 18

11:36, 31 Oct. 2008
Romanian education trade unionists with the Alma Mater Federation on Friday said they will go on a warning strike November 10, followed by a full-scale strike on indefinite term starting with November 18 to protest against government’s decision to block wage hikes in education.

Romanian Education Union FSLI Goes On Indefinite Gen Strike Nov 18

12:19, 30 Oct. 2008
Romania’s Federation of Free Unions in Education, or FSLI, decided Thursday to go on a two-hour warning strike on Nov 10 and a general strike starting Nov 18, as teachers’ are disgruntled with the government’s decision to put off enforcing the law raising their wages.

All Romanian Public Sector Employees Demand 50% Wage Hikes, Threaten Street Actions

14:51, 24 Oct. 2008
All Romanian public sector employees, except staff in the education system, said Friday they demand 50% wage hikes and they will start ample street protests and general strikes to last indefinitely, after the head of state passed a law hiking teachers’ wages.

Romanian Lifeguards In Eforie Threaten To Go On Strike

13:59, 07 Aug. 2008
Romanian lifeguards in the Black Sea resorts Eforie Nord and Eforie Sud are threatening to go on strike unless they receive their salaries for the past two months.

Wizz Air Cancels Two Romanian Flights Due To Italian Air Traffic Control Strike

19:41, 20 Iun. 2008
London-based low-fare airliner Wizz Air on Friday said will cancel several flights, including the ones from Romanian cities of Cluj and Bucharest to Italy’s airports Milan Bergamo and Venice Treviso, respectively, due to a planned general strike of the Italian Air Traffic Control.

Nearly Half The Employees Of Romanian Porcelain Mkr ARPO On Strike

11:14, 27 Mai 2008
Some two hundred employees of porcelain maker ARPO in Curtea de Arges, southern Romania, refused to start work Tuesday morning and protest in the company yard discontent with salaries and working conditions.

Two-Day Strike In April Cost Steel Mkr AcelorMittal Galati $4-5M – Mgmt

12:24, 20 Mai 2008
The two days of strike organized mid-April by employees of steel maker AcelorMittal Galati caused damages estimated at $4-5 million, the plant’s general manager, Augustine Kochuparampil, said Tuesday.

Romanian Exhaust Box Mkr Coturbi Employees Go On Warning Strike

15:21, 06 Mai 2008
A total number of 95 of the 130 employees of Romanian exhaust box supplier Coturbi, found on the Dacia platform, went on a two-hour warning strike Tuesday, after failed salary negotiations with company management.

Over 200 Employees Of Cable Mkr On Dacia Platform Went On General Strike

10:42, 05 Mai 2008
Some 230 employees of cable maker Leoni, operating on the same platform as auto-assembly plant Automobile Dacia, went on strike indefinitely Monday morning.

Romanian Court Deems ArcelorMittal Strike Illegal

13:02, 16 Apr. 2008
The Galati Court Wednesday deemed illegal the general strike of employees of steel pipe maker ArcelorMittal, after the Court of Appeal had ruled Tuesday night to suspend the protest for 30 days.

Work Resumed At Romanian Steel Pipe Mkr ArcelorMittal

10:58, 16 Apr. 2008
Employees of steel pipe maker ArcelorMittal Galati, eastern Romania, who were on strike for two days, resumed work after a court decided to suspend their protest action for 30 days, and workers will rally in front of the factory on Wednesday.

Romanian ArcelorMittal Galati Employees Start General Strike

10:39, 14 Apr. 2008
A few thousand employees with steel pipe maker ArcelorMittal Galati went on general strike Monday morning, protesting against the salary raise proposed by the company’s management.

Romanian ArcelorMittal Galati Union Threatens General Strike

18:55, 11 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Solidaritatea union notified the management of steel pipe maker ArcelorMittal Galati that it would call general strike Monday morning, starting 06.30 local time.

Romanian Interior Ministry Says Police Strike Is Uncalled-For

16:56, 10 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform sees as unjustified the protest march and rally planned by police officers for Saturday, given that talks with the protesters have already generated solutions for their claims.

Bucharest Teachers On Go-Slow Strike Over Gift Vouchers Decision

12:11, 10 Apr. 2008
Teachers in pre-university education in Romania’s capital city of Bucharest went on go-slow strike Thursday protesting against the government’s decision to suspend the granting of gift vouchers.

Romanian Dacia Employees Reject New Wage Offer, Continue Gen Strike

14:24, 09 Apr. 2008
Employees of Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, the local unit of French Renault, continue the general strike started more than two weeks ago, union leaders said Wednesday after a new round of negotiations with management failed.

Romanian Dacia Employees Continue Gen Strike, Rally On Thursday

12:17, 07 Apr. 2008
Employees of Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, the local unit of French Renault, entered Monday their third week of general strike and will organize a four-hour rally Thursday in Pitesti, southern Romania.

Employees Of Romanian Carmaker Dacia Continue General Strike

14:48, 01 Apr. 2008
Negotiations between the unions and management of carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local unit of French Renault, failed again Tuesday, therefore, the plant’s employees will continue the general strike.

Employees Of Carmaker Dacia Continue General Strike

12:50, 25 Mart. 2008
The employees of Romanian carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local division of French Renault, continue the general strike Tuesday after the unionists rejected the salary offer forwarded by the plant’s management, saying it was largely the same as the old one forwarded last week.

Romania’s Dacia Car Factory Management Challenges Strike In Court

18:41, 24 Mart. 2008
The management of Romanian car factory Dacia Renault Pitesti challenged in court the legality of the general strike initiated by factory employees, filing a complaint with the Agres Court, according to the communication director within Dacia, Liviu Ion.

Employees Of Carmaker Dacia Start General Strike Monday

13:28, 20 Mart. 2008
Employees of Romanian carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local division of French Renault, go on general strike March 24, after failed negotiations for higher salaries, union deputy leader Ion Iordache said Thursday.

Romanian Energy Workers On Warning Strike Over Higher Wages

12:01, 17 Mart. 2008
Romanian energy sector workers went on a two-hour warning strike early Monday in eight counties across the country to demand higher wages and threatened a general strike if their demands are not met.

Over 4,000 Employees In Romania’s Dacia Car Plant On Warning Strike

16:20, 14 Mart. 2008
Over 4,000 employees of the Dacia Renault car making plant in the southern Romanian city of Pitesti, went on a two-hour warning strike Friday, demanding higher wages and higher bonuses on Easter and Christmas.

Romanian Railroad Traffic Resumed After Warning Strike

10:17, 05 Mart. 2008
Romanian railroad employees ended their two-hour warning strike Wednesday morning and rail traffic has been resumed, but is expected to go back to its regular schedule around 8 p.m..

Romanian Transport Min Says Rail Employees Warning Strike Is Immoral

16:33, 04 Mart. 2008
The planned strike of railroad employees is immoral and affects passengers, Romania’s transport minister Ludovic Orban said Tuesday, adding he might appeal in court a potential general strike.

Romanian Railroad Employees Go On 2-Hr Strike Over Low Wages Wed

18:55, 03 Mart. 2008
Romanian railroad unionists on Monday failed to reach an agreement with the government officials regarding salary increases and said will go on a two-hour warning strike on Wednesday.

Romanian Public Servants Go On Warning Strike

10:04, 28 Feb. 2008
Some 40,000 public servants affiliated to the de National Federation of Unions in the Administration (FNSA) are on a two-hour warning strike Thursday, demanding a 30% wage increase, the removal of incompatibilities for publics servants and the promotion of a salary law for state employees.

Over 65,000 Romanian Public Servants On Go-Slow Strike

11:12, 18 Feb. 2008
Over 65,000 public servants affiliated to the Sed Lex union went on go-slow strike for two hours Monday, demanding the immediate drafting of the government decision regarding the promotion of public servants, a unitary salary law and the negotiation of salary grids, union leader Vasile Marica said.

Romanian Road Transporters Threaten General Strike

12:44, 31 Ian. 2008
Romanian road transporters threaten to go on general strike as of February 25, unless authorities reply to their memo requesting the amending of laws regulating their activity.