A strike planned by Croatian Airlines’ pilots, cabin crew and technical staff was prohibited with the argument that it was illegal. The County Court in Zagreb had ruled that the strike action planned by the ORCA and HSPP trade unions was illegal and would cause a big financial damage. Therefore, the court had prohibited the unions from organising and conducting the strike. The unions appealed against the verdict, but the Supreme Court confirmed the court’s decision, with the argument that the legal preconditions were not met because no conciliation procedures had been applied before the strike announcement.
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