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German train drivers out on strike again in continuing wage dispute
The German train drivers' strike brought passenger rail services across Germany to a near stand-still on Wednesday morning, writes German news agency DPA.
Numerous employees started their industrial action at 2 am (0100 GMT), German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced. In freight transport, the strike started on Tuesday evening at 6 pm. The industrial action is to continue until...
German railway draws up strike timetable with ‘XXL’ trains
Germany's national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, has drawn up an emergency timetable due to the threats of strikes by the GDL train drivers' union, writes German news agency DPA.
"As with previous GDL strikes, DB has drawn up an emergency timetable with a greatly reduced number of journeys," said a Deutsche Bahn spokeswoman in Berlin on Sunday.
Long-distance service, for instance,...
Wiretapped conversations about the closure of A1 TV: We have to cancel their licence and let them cry afterward
Two new "bombs" showed up on the Fenix A1 Youtube channel.
In the first wiretapped recording, there are conversations where allegedly the voices of the former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska, the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, and the former Prosecutor Ljupcho Shvrgovski can be heard. The second "bomb" allegedly features conversations between the former Director of the Public Revenue Office,...
Court Administration boycotts the Day of Macedonian Justice
The celebrations on March the 31st, which mark the Day of Macedonian Justice, passed today with a boycott by the court’s administration.
The Association of the Court Administration of the Republic of Macedonia say they have been forced not to support the activities for this year’s celebrations of the holiday and they still demand an increase in their wages.
The Association...
Strike by journalists at MPM will increase to eight hours
The strike committees from newspapers “Dnevnik”, “Utrinski Vesnik”, and “West” have decided to increase the duration of the strike up to 8 hours starting from today, said the Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM).
“The reason for this is after all the promises made by management, that they will make the effort to pay our salaries from January,...
SPO investigate MPM
Today, a team from the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) entered "Media Print Macedonia" (MPM) discovered "Prizma". The SPO’s purpose was to explore a part of the operation of the publishing house, who owns newspapers "Dnevnik", "Utrinski Vesnik", "West", "Macedonian Sport", magazine "Tea" and the internet portal "Telegraf" .
The only owner of MPM left is the former Macedonian Foreign Minister...
Evzoni border crossing is still closed, at Medžitlija and Dojran border crossings, vehicles are waiting for an hour to cross the border
The Evzoni border crossing, at the Greek-Macedonian border, is closed for traffic for the 7th day in a row, due to a strike by the Greek farmers. The border crossings Dojran and Mežitlija are open, where due to an increased frequency there is a delay of at least one hour, said AMSM.
At other border crossings, except for Bogorodica,...
Open Letter from UPOZ to PM Dimitiriev seeking the Resignation of the Minister of Justice
The Union representing staff in the judiciary and civil associations and administration throughout Macedonia, known as UPOZ, today issued an open letter to Prime Minister Emil Dimitiriev, in which it was pointed out that the current situation with court administration staff being on strike, illegal activities against the strikers have been carried out.
UPOZ wants Prime Minister Dimitiriev to instruct...
Bar Association: Solution needs to be found as soon as possible on the strike from UPOZ
The Macedonian Bar Association are appealing to find acceptable solutions as soon as possible regarding the strike of court administration employees, because as they say, lawyers are facing the consequences of the strikes of the court administration.
“The Macedonian Bar Association supports both sides finding an acceptable solution to the problems which are the reasons for the strike. With the...
Judicial Administration announce three-day strike
The Union of Workers in the Administration, Judiciary and Civil Associations of Macedonia (UPOZ) and the Association of Court Administration, have announced a three day strike from the 23, 24 and 25 of March due to their dissatisfaction with the attitude of the Ministry of Information Society and Administration and the standstill in negotiations over new laws.
The strike will...
Hunger strikes have spread across prisons around the country
Prisoners from 'Idrizovo' have entered their second day on a hunger strike. Their goal is to grasp the public's attention and to show the public the inhumane conditions they are staying in.
Today the strike has spread across more prisons as prisoners complain about overcrowding and the poor standard of food.
Prison officials have been notified of the strike and even...
More than 6,000 migrants are travelling with buses and taxis due to the train strike
Buses and taxis transport migrants from Gevgelija to Tabanovce because of the strike by drivers from "Macedonian Railways".
Latest news says from the train station in Gevgelija, 2,000 migrants left on special trains, while the remaining 4,000 migrants in the camp went with buses and taxis.
According to estimates, in the course of the day, 5,000 - 6,000 refugees are expected...
MESO: SONK erred in terminating the strike
The multi-ethnic education trade union (MESO) believes that the leadership of SONK made a mistake by breaking the strike and thus preventing the resolution of many issues in education.
MESO assessed results of the negotiations between the Ministry of Education and Science and SONK about rewarding and penalizing teachers based on the results of external testing as insufficient and incomplete.
"We...
Bitola teachers: Who performed a coup with the cessation of the strike?
Who performed the coup in the strike of SONK is the main dilemma of Bitola teachers after the cessation of the strike. Teachers from technical high school "Gjorgi Naumov" in Bitola, who were united from the first day of the strike, are today revolted because of the unanswered questions by SONK. Why did SONK end the strike, and strikers...
An agreement between Ademi and Nedelkov is almost certain!
The strike of teachers, which began last Tuesday, is still ongoing, but after the visit of the President of the European Trade Union of Education, Martin Romer, an agreement between SONK and the competent ministries is probable. Romer yesterday repeatedly stressed that a dialogue must be established.
- I fully support the strike of SONK and I came here to...
External testing: East is being completely tested, west partially boycotts
General strike of teachers still lasts, and members of SONK do not participate in external testing, says Jakim Nedelkov, President of SONK.
- There is a strike throughout Macedonia. We go to work, but do not performing work duties. Colleagues who are also members of SONK are on strike and they will not participate in external testing. It is known...
European Trade Union: Strike yes, but also parallel negotiations
System of evaluation of teachers based on penalties will never create loyal representatives and will a way to circumvent it will be always sought for. Such a system is not objective and there is a possibility for subjective evaluation of teachers, said Martin Romer, president of the European Trade Union of Education regarding the general strike of SONK.
Today, he...
Only five students tested in technical school in Bitola
Substitute teachers who have not been selected on a teachers’ council carry out external testing in part of the schools in Bitola, blames regional office of SONK. Directors of several schools in the city, having realized that teachers selected on the teachers’ councils to carry out the external testing are on strike, immediately found other people to carry out...
External testing is partially boycotted, strike continues partially
Today began the external testing of students in the third and fourth year of secondary school. Because of the strike of SONK, which lasts nearly a week, the external testing is not conducted in some schools, while it is conducted by the substitute teachers in others.
- In high schools "Zef Ljush Marku" and "Arseni Jovkov" there is a boycott...
Teachers from “Orce Nikolov” support the strike of SONK
Trade Union of gymnasium "Orce Nikolov" from Skopje came out with an open letter to the public for the strike of SONK, saying that 42 teachers from the gymnasium will continue the strike.
"This strike is our appeal to raise the awareness of teachers that have a personal and moral responsibility to express solidarity and respect for workers' rights. Teachers...
