3 minutes agoQMF technical workers, schools, KKUK and UPP warn strike if growing wages drop
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Independent Private Sector Union Chairman (SPSP), Yusuf Azemi, has said that unless they make vows by Friday that salaries will increase, from September 2nd, QMF workers in Pristina, schools, QKUK and UPK security will go on strike. This decision is made in [...]
This decision was made at the meeting held with the heads of union associations. Azem has said they will no longer work for 270 euros, but that the salary should be more than 450 euros.
The reason for this meeting's invitation is because in the agreement we have agreed on with the Pristina municipality and with many other institutions, September 1st I have to start with salaries 450 euros as agreed. In tenders all these salaries have come up with 450 euros, but according to the September 1st information in some institutions I'm unlikely to start with wages of 405 euros and I've invited the mayors here today to make decisions if the municipality of Pristina, UP and KKUK does not guarantee that it will calm the additional means for wages of 405 euros we will make the decision and the last date is Friday that it will be written by all associations, and on September 2nd they will go on strike. To be as real as I want the signature of each worker separately, that's why we in agreement with all institutions on September 1st should start with the salary of 405 euros”, Azemi said.
Emine Sahiti, representative of the QMF in Pristina, has said that promises of salary growth have been made every time but that in reality this has not been taken. She has expressed her conviction that the strike should begin from today.
We've been convinced not to start work since today. How often they have promised us, and we are very disappointed! We've worked too hard so far that neither one person in Kosovo believes it's enough this salary, not enough that's a joke to us, a month to work with 200 euros. Until we can afford this, we can't cover up, I'm ashamed of my family, and don't cover my salary. Nor are the holidays paid, the pay is too small, you don't even know where you live, when you hear them talking about democracy, development, going to Europe, when I think about where we are, how we're in a different country, not Kosovo”, she said.
Salaries include Nazife Krasniqi, representative of technical workers in the Kosovo Assembly.
“We've made demands that our salaries rise, they haven't moved, except one, twice 20 euros. 275 euros is not enough work. We have a lot of commitment there is the session, and we stay behind working hours, we don't get paid. We're on our way, and it doesn't pay for any food, nor is it gonna pay for anything.
