Police strike as opposition readies rally
The Independent Trade Union of Police, which is requesting a 40 percent salary hike for police officers, has gone on strike.
Thursday, 03.02.2011.
11:04
The Independent Trade Union of Police, which is requesting a 40 percent salary hike for police officers, has gone on strike. Union president Velimir Barbulov says that 13,000 police officers are on strike, which amounts to one in fourth police officers in Serbia. He added that those on strike would respect the "legal minimum of service" during the strike. Police strike as opposition readies rally Other police unions do not support the strike. The Independent Police Union of Serbia is against the strike because it will weaken security forces during the opposition rally on Saturday. The striking officers have rejected the accusations. “If there is a significant violation of law and order, police will go out to get things back to normal. They will not act preventively, they will not go out to secure something that the rally organizers are obligated to secure. Police will ract in case of incidents,“ Barbulov pointed out. The Independent Trade Union of Police has called on sports associations and clubs to postpone sporting events, because police officers will not be there to secure them. The Serbian Police Union does not support their colleagues' strike either, and believes that they should wait for the government's response to their requests regarding the collective agreement. Meantime, representatives of teachers on strike will today meet to negotiate with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic. Doctors and pharmacist have also announced strikes. Teachers said after the meeting at the Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes that they would settle for less money, i.e. RSD 8bn. Finance Minister Diana Dragutinovic and Education Minister Zarko Obradovic will also attend the meeting between the PM and teachers’ representatives. Education trade union President Branislav Pavlovic expects that the finance minister will explain her statement that it is possible to appropriate RSD 4bn for teachers' requests. The education minister, however, told the striking teachers that their unions had taken Dragutinovic's statement as a done deal, "even though it was not". According to him, it will not be known whether there is enough money in the budget to increase teachers' salaries until April. Doctors and pharmacists also told the PM that a two percent raise in salaries, which has been envisaged by the government after two years of frozen salaries, was "charity that could not meet their demands". Independent Trade Union of Police representatives hold a press conference (Beta)
Police strike as opposition readies rally
Other police unions do not support the strike. The Independent Police Union of Serbia is against the strike because it will weaken security forces during the opposition rally on Saturday. The striking officers have rejected the accusations.“If there is a significant violation of law and order, police will go out to get things back to normal. They will not act preventively, they will not go out to secure something that the rally organizers are obligated to secure. Police will ract in case of incidents,“ Barbulov pointed out.
The Independent Trade Union of Police has called on sports associations and clubs to postpone sporting events, because police officers will not be there to secure them.
The Serbian Police Union does not support their colleagues' strike either, and believes that they should wait for the government's response to their requests regarding the collective agreement.
Meantime, representatives of teachers on strike will today meet to negotiate with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković. Doctors and pharmacist have also announced strikes.
Teachers said after the meeting at the Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes that they would settle for less money, i.e. RSD 8bn.
Finance Minister Diana Dragutinović and Education Minister Žarko Obradović will also attend the meeting between the PM and teachers’ representatives.
Education trade union President Branislav Pavlović expects that the finance minister will explain her statement that it is possible to appropriate RSD 4bn for teachers' requests.
The education minister, however, told the striking teachers that their unions had taken Dragutinović's statement as a done deal, "even though it was not". According to him, it will not be known whether there is enough money in the budget to increase teachers' salaries until April.
Doctors and pharmacists also told the PM that a two percent raise in salaries, which has been envisaged by the government after two years of frozen salaries, was "charity that could not meet their demands".
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