The local trade union organisation organised a protest in which more than 1,000 employees demanded higher tariff salaries. Last April they already declared a strike alert expressing their dissatisfaction with the salary hike negotiations. In response the company’s management points to the worsening situation on the steel market. Although the trade unionists are aware of the difficult situation within the sector, they believe employees deserve adequate salaries.
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