Some 28,000 Metal, Electronics Workers On Strike, Union Happy with Turnout

Ljubljana, 13 November - More than half of the metal and electronics companies around the country or over 70% of SKEI's 40,000 members went on strike on Friday morning, demanding that the minimum net wage be increased to EUR 600 net. Another demand is a one-off bonus of EUR 150 gross.

Ljubljana
Workers in the metal and electronics industries across Slovenia are staging a token strike.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Workers in the metal and electronics industries across Slovenia are staging a token strike.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Workers in the metal and electronics industries across Slovenia are staging a token strike.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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