October the 1st, 2026 – Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević has stated that the workers who went on strike from both ZET and Zagreb Holding won’t be paid.
After three days, the strike by ZET and Zagreb Holding workers has ended. Trams and buses are running again, and Čistoća has resumed regular waste collection. The County Court in Zagreb today declared the strikes at ZET and Holding illegal and ordered them to stop.
The unions then suspended the strike and announced they would appeal the rulings. Index reports that ZET has announced that from today onwards, all tram and bus traffic will again run according to the regular timetable.
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Mayor Tomislav Tomašević has stated that none of the workers who went on strike will be paid for the time they spent striking. A ZET union lawyer has stated that he received two drastically different rulings. Municipal workers and ZET workers have now formally ended the strike after the court banned the ZET workers’ strike and the municipal workers’ strike.
After three days, the strike of ZET and Zagreb Holding workers has ended. Trams and buses are running again, and Čistoća has continued regular waste collection. The County Court in Zagreb today declared the strikes at ZET and Holding illegal and ordered their termination. The unions then suspended the strike and announced appeals against the rulings. Mayor Tomislav Tomašević stated that workers will not be paid for the days spent on strike. ZET published that from tomorrow all tram and bus traffic will again operate according to the regular schedule.
The strike had caused significant disruption in Zagreb for three days, with no trams, buses or regular waste collection.
