Premier Emil Boc stated on Monday evening that the general strike of the public sector staff does not represent a solution for the current situation in Romania. “Further strikes can endanger stability. There is no legal reason, related to the diminishment of salary income, to be invoked in support of a general strike”, said Emil Boc. The Prime Minister made a fresh appeal to the trade unions to continue the dialogue.
The Executive’s head reiterated that, through the coming into force of the unitary wage law in the public sector, “nobody loses one leu from the paid wage”, and the respective person’s income will not drop. More than 800,000 public sector staff, from education, health care and public administration, launched on Monday a general strike, the unionists venting their discontent among others over their diminished income once the unitary wage law in the public sector comes into force. As well, the Prime Minister underlined that the strikes can endanger the payment of wages and pensions in Romania.
“The strikes can endanger the payment of wages and pensions in Romania.Currently we have no problems with the payment of wages, of pensions or social allowances, neither in 2009, nor in 2010. But the continuation of strikes can endanger stability and the collection of revenues to the state budget, to be used to pay the budget obligations”, said Emil Boc, underlining that the public sector was the least affected by the economic crisis. The Prime Minister also said that, at present, there is no reason linked to an eventual cut in wage derived income to support a general strike.
“I invite all the public sector staff to forget the law. (…) We have convened and the government reiterates its intention to set up a commission formed of government representatives and of the trade unions after the law comes into force, so that this law can be amended by June 30, 2010 with simplification and corrections brought to the salary hierarchy scale, in line with the understanding with the European Commission (EC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)”, stressed the Premier.
He emphasized that the government will respect all its international commitments with the EC and IMF. “We need at this moment solidarity, balance, dialogue and to respect our commitments towards Romanians. This government is going to respect all its international commitments with EC and IMF.
This means we will not allow any financial slippage which can endanger Romania’s stability and the finding of financial resources needed for investments, jobs, wages and pensions”, concluded PM Emil Boc.
More than 800,000 public sector staff, from education, health care and public administration launched on Monday a general strike, the unionists saying they are discontent, among other things, by a cut in the employee’s income when the unitary wage law in the public sector comes into force.
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