Thousands of Public Employees Go on Strike

Ljubljana, 27 September - Part of the public sector went on strike at midnight in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. There are indications that a half of some 160,000 public employees will join the biggest industrial action in the Slovenian public sector to date.

Ljubljana Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Head of the Healthcare Unions Mitja Cevc (pictured) Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Head of the Healthcare Unions Mitja Cevc (pictured)
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Strike at a Ljubljana Administrative Unit as part of the strike in the public sector in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Head of the Healthcare Unions Mitja Cevc (pictured) Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Head of the Healthcare Unions Mitja Cevc (pictured)
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Head of the Healthcare Unions Mitja Cevc (pictured) Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Head of the Healthcare Unions Mitja Cevc (pictured)
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Part of the public sector on strike in protest against the suspension of agreed pay rises.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

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