ZAGREB, April 1, 2019 – The head of the Uljanik shipyard’s strike committee, Boris Cerovac, said in Pula on Monday workers were continuing with the strike, even though the Metalworkers’ Union (SMH) decided to end it, while the Adriatic Union and the Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia Union believe workers cannot return to work as they have not received seven monthly wages.
“We are continuing with the strike until our demands are met, which is the payment of wages for seven months,” said Cerovac, who heads the Adriatic Union.
SMH shop steward Đino Šverko told Hina the SMH formally no longer had a representative on the strike committee and that the Uljanik workers who were SMH members were also on strike and fully supported all committee decisions.
“Who’s so naive to end the strike? We haven’t been paid for seven months, the workers are hungry, nearly every international labour organisation convention is being breached at Uljanik. I ask once again that a decision on Uljanik be made as soon as possible,” said Šverko.
As for threats by the defence team of an Australian shipowner that they would sue Uljanik’s management and the strike committee if they did not allow subcontractors to work on a polar cruise ship, Cerovac said the committee allowed all subcontractors to work since last Friday.
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