Romanian Railway Union Unhappy With Plans To Fire 12,000 People, Threaten Major Strike
Monday, March 23, 2009
The program of restructuring of the Romanian railway sector does not offer any form of social protection for laid-off personnel, according to the documents received Friday by the railway workers’ union, who stated they oppose the dismissal of some 12,000 people.The restructuring program sent to the railway union Friday by the Ministry of Transportation provides for a staff reduction of 12,139 people throughout the system, union leader Gheorghe Popa told Mediafax Friday.The staff reduction ...