Trade unions PEO and DEOK called on municipality workers to go on a four hour strike against cuts, whereas trade union SEK refrained from industrial action. PEO and DEOK are protesting against the 12% cut in state funding in 2014. SEK has said that in a difficult time where all need to make sacrifices, they continue to participate in talks to preserve jobs.
English: http://cyprus-mail.com/2013/10/29/municipal-workers-nurses-and-pensioners-protest ...
http://cyprus-mail.com/2013/10/25/some-municipal-workers-to-go-on-strike/
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