Subway workers in the Romanian capital will go on strike this week after they failed to win an agreement on wage demands.
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The subway union said Monday there would be a 12-hour strike Wednesday, defying a court ruling that the strike was illegal.
The union wants a 42-percent salary hike, while managers have offered 18 percent.
Last week, the subways workers staged a two-hour strike after talks broke down between the subway trade union and management. Bucharest authorities added extra buses and trams.
Subway workers have an average monthly salary of 7,300 lei ($1,785), significantly higher than the national average.
About 700,000 people use the subway daily. A single journey costs 2.5 lei ($0.60).
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Transport Minister Lucian Sova, who was fired Monday in a government reshuffle, called the demands “blackmail.”
