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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 Railway Workers Go on Hunger Strike as Tensions Escalate [Dec 04, 2011] Despite expectations that the strike at Bulgaria's troubled railway company is coming to an end, on Sunday trade unions walked out of talks and two workers went on hunger strike. Passenger and freight trains were halted between 8 am and 4 pm on Sunday, the eleventh day since the strike began. The railways syndicates and the management held difficult talks Saturday, way into the night, and the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's GERB Yields to Retirement Age Protests [Dec 01, 2011] Bulgaria's ruling centrist-right GERB has yielded to Wednesday's massive protest against the sudden retirement age upping in the country with one year in 2012, proposing a more gradual increase over the next three years. After a three-hour meeting with representatives of the main Bulgarian syndicates, GERB has proposed a retirement age upping only for employees of the so called third category of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Railway Strike Grows Ever More Mysterious [Nov 24, 2011] Nobody seems to know how many trains really were affected by the railway workers' strike in Bulgaria on Thursday, with the Transport Ministry, the Bulgarian State Railways BDZ, and the syndicates all reporting different figures. The Bulgarian railway workers are set to strike every day from 8 am till 4 pm until they resolve their differences with the government, starting on Thursday. According ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Railway Strike Affects 5 International Routes [Nov 24, 2011] Four international trains have been stranded for several hours in Bulgaria as a result of the general strike of the Bulgarian railway workers, which started on Thursday, November 24. The four international train linking Bulgaria to Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Russia, and Austria have been affected by the strike as the syndicates in charge of the protests refused to let them through regardless of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Syndicates Revolt against Retirement Age Increase [Nov 18, 2011] Bulgaria's two major syndicates have rebelled against the government's intention to up the retirement age by 1 year as of 2012. The Podkrepa Labor Confederation and the Confederation of Independent Bulgarian Syndicates (KNSB) threatened Friday to launch a general strike over the initiative of Finance Minister Simeon Djankov to increase the retirement age unilaterally while disregarding the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM Proclaims Raise of Minimum Wage [Jun 05, 2011] Bulgaria?s minimum month salary will be increased from BGN 240 to BGN 270, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov declared on Sudany. He thus put an end to the speculations about whether the government will find money and/or is willing to take such a move demanded by syndicates since last year, but generally opposed by Finance Minister Simeon Djankov who is sticking to an austerity program. ?We?ve ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Braces for Railway Strikes over Harsh World Bank Loan [Feb 15, 2011] Bulgaria will most likely see the start of massive railway strikes next week as the government and the syndicates have failed to reach agreement over plan to restructure ailing state company BDZ. The trade unions, the Ministry of Transport, and the management of the two-state owned companies - BDZ Holding and National Company "Railway Infrastructure" were supposed to agree on a reform plan for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Agrees to Medical Leave Compromise [May 05, 2010] After months of discussion, Bulgaria's government, the syndicates and employers have finally reached an agreement on reforms in the Bulgarian medical-leave scheme. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Syndicates Clash with Govt, Business over Medical Leaves [Apr 22, 2010] Bulgarias syndicates remain firmly opposed to the deal hammered out by the government and business sector for Social Security Code changes. The countrys Council for Tripartite Cooperation failed to agree on the coverage scheme for paid medical leaves. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Police Syndicates Set for New Strike (Novinite.com) [Mar 14, 2010] Bulgaria?s police syndicates have announced that a new strike is going to take place on Saturday, March 20. The Syndicate Federation of the Interior Ministry Employees are staging the protest under the slogan ?Let?s Bring the Interior Ministry back to the People.? [via YahooNews] More >>