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Bulgaria Miners Keep Up Strike, Electricity Hike Looms [Jan 17, 2012] The effective strike of miners at Bulgaria's state-owned coal mining company Maritsa Iztok Mines is entering its third day on Tuesday, with protesters demanding a cash bonus. The joint Strike Committee of Bulgaria's two main labor unions ? the Confederation of Independent Syndicates in Bulgaria, KNSB, and Podkrepa Labor Confederation (Support) reported Monday morning that more than 95% of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Minimum Monthly Retirement Goes Up by BGN 9 [Nov 28, 2011] The minimum monthly retirement pension is going up by BGN 9, from BGN 136 to BGN 145, effective June 2012. The decision was made Monday during the meeting between the Social Policy and Labor Minister, Totyu Mladenov, and the business. The labor unions did not attend. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Railway Strike Negotiations Flop [Nov 23, 2011] Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, and Transport Minister, Ivaylo Moskovski, failed to reach Wednesday an agreement with the labor unions on the mass strike at the troubled State-owned Railway Company BDZ Holding. Moskovski told journalists after the more-than-an-hour-long meeting that there wasn't any change in the positions of both sides, meaning the strike will start Thursday as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Finance Minister: Retirement Reform Is Looming [Apr 17, 2010] Bulgaria cannot avoid a significant retirement reform and by mid-May the cabinet will propose to the labor unions and the employers its reform program, Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, informs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Cabinet, Unions, Employers Reach Partial Anti-crisis Accord (Novinite.com) [Mar 23, 2010] Bulgaria's cabinet, labor unions and employers have reached partial agreement on the anti-crisis package, representatives of the National Council for Three-Way Partnership reported. [via YahooNews] More >>