Postal workers are pushing for higher wages after Eesti Post rejected union proposals, and while turning to the state mediator, the main union warns that strike actions remain a possibility. Postal workers have been demanding higher wages amid financial struggles at Eesti Post/Omniva, a state-owned firm, with unions pushing for a € 200 per month increase, at a time when the company says it faces losses. According to the trade unions, there are several reasons why wages should rise by a fifth. The unions want the minimum wage to rise from the current € 1,000 to € 1,200, per month.
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