Trade Unionists Launched the First Independent Protest in the History of Slovakia. Two Thousand People Came

Novinky.cz

Lean Left

Factuality

Ownership

Slovak unions called for the first ever independent protest in front of the parliament on Tuesday, September 30, but they did not cause a major stir. According to preliminary estimates, around two thousand protesters were present at the start of the event. They are upset that the government's consolidation package is shifting the burden of savings mainly onto employees and are demanding a fairer distribution. The event began at 3 p.m. in Bratisl…

Denník N

Factuality

Ownership

After a series of civil and opposition protests, trade unionists also spoke out in front of the National Council on Tuesday and expressed their disagreement with the consolidation measures of the government of Smer, Hlas and SNS. On Tuesday afternoon, member trade unions of the Confederation of Trade Unions (KOZ) of the Slovak Republic, which operate in all sectors from industry, trade and services through culture and public administration to th…

hnonline.sk

Factuality

Ownership

Trade unionists in Slovakia demonstrated against the latest consolidation package of the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico. The protest action, the first of its kind since the current cabinet took office the year before last, was called by the KOZ trade union headquarters, which previously had a cooperation agreement with Fico's Smer party. The estimated hundred demonstrators at the rally near the parliament building were also supported i…