Prison Strike In Romania Postponed
Employees of Romania’s prison system decided to postpone a warning strike planned for today in the wake of talks on amendment of their collective labour contract. From the Romanian Times.
The warning strike organized by the National Union of Prison Workers (SNLP) and the National Administration of Penitentiaries (FSANP) was planned for today at all prisons in Romania. “The decision to put off the strike is due to the positive outcome of protests organised on 15 July 2009 that brought together over 1,000 unionists for an important cause: to solve problems in the country’s prison system. After 15 July, Justice Ministry officials and the representatives of the National Administration of Prisons decided to sit down and talk, especially since legislation empowers unionists as social partners,” the two unions said.
According to the unionists, since the talks failed to guarantee social dialogue would continue and their demands would be met, SNLP and FSANP decided to postpone planned protests until the end of the negotiations, saying they would decide what to do based on the outcome of the talks.
Ministry officials and unionists in the prison system decided, following talks on 20 July, jointly to make an assessment of the funds needed for goods and services vital for the functioning of prisons, which, they said, they would submit to the Finance Ministry.
The employees in the prison system began protests on 30 June, when they engaged in a work slow-down.
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