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Volkswagen Workers Go on Strike Alert Clamouring for Pay Raise
Thursday 11 March 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) - Workers at Germany's automaker Volkswagen in Bratislava have gone on strike alert on Wednesday calling for the salary raise under the provisions of a collective agreement that expires at the end of March, a company unionist said on Thursday. Claimants say their demands bear first fruit.
"Initially, the company managers didn't consider pay raise. Things have been set in motion in that direction," said the unionist Zoroslav Smolinsky.
Volkswagen did not deny the information but added it will not release the results of negotiations with unionists until their completion.
With the strike alert employees hopes to reach agreement by March-end. "There is enough time by month's end, which is why we are confident that we will reach mutually favourable agreement," said Volkswagen Slovakia spokesperson Vladimir Machalik.
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