KEDS, KESCO workers start strike, demand 100 euro salary increases

In this case, Federation of Independent Unions Chairman Elektrokosova (FSPE) Ahmet Hyseni said the strike would last three days and Friday if there is no change.

We have informed you of the strike today already begins. Today we're going to start across all districts and under districts. Today we have called all the workers to come across districts, such as the Pristina district that has it under the Peja district, under the district of Podujevo, Drensas, Obilic, Fushe Kosovo, so the first day will start through all of Kosovo, districts and sub-distries throughout its countries. The strike is three days, today we'll start in an hour, tomorrow at two hours, the day after three hours. We're waiting for you to call us back, if we're invited Friday, we're going to have a lower council to talk back to”, he said.

Today's strike will take an hour, between 8:30 and 09:30.

Our requirement is for a 100-euro salary increase. We talked, but we saw that one time it was COVID and then the energy crisis. We didn't want to pressure him, we waited like the management told us to wait until March. We sat down in March, and he offered us 30 euros per worker growth. For us as unions this is unacceptable”.

We've asked 100 euros for every worker. Once for a time we asked for 100 euros”.

Avdullah Miftari said that “we have come out with our disappointment. The monthly income I'm given isn't absolutely enough based on how much the prices are raised. We all keep a family and with these incomes only waste of”

We will continue with our positions, we have a static attitude. We're always going to stand firm”

The strike will take place in three days.

May 11th, 08:30-09:30

May 12th, 08:30-10:30

May 13th, 08:30 - 11:30