Railroad workers protest in Kryvyi Rih



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Railroad workers protest in Kryvyi Rih

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The railway workers decided to support the miners of Kryvyi Rih

Workers at the local depot went on strike in Italy in support of miners at the Krivoy Rog iron ore plant.

Kryvyi Rih railway workers announced the start of an Italian strike, Vyacheslav Fedorenko, head of the grassroots union organization of the Free Trade Union of Railway Workers of Ukraine of the Kryvyi Rih Depot, reported Tuesday, Ukrinform writes.

“The workers at the Kryvyi Rih deposit today, in support of the protest of the miners of the PJSC Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Plant (KZhRK), started an Italian strike -” they work according to instructions. ” However, there are regulatory documents that must comply with the machines and mechanisms, for which we work, but they do not respond, because the locomotives have been in operation since the 60s, and they have stopped carrying out major repairs since 2012. Therefore, we will pay attention to the fact that labor protection, labor legislation on wages is being violated. ” – Fedorenko said.

Railway workers intend to seek the preferential provision of pensions and the inclusion of professions in the list of preferential positions No. 1, 2, this applies, in particular, to the positions of electric locomotive driver, electric locomotive assistant driver and locomotive diesel.

Meanwhile, 59 KZHRK miners continue on a clandestine strike. More and more miners and their families are going to protest in Kiev, said Mikhail Volynets, director of the Independent Union of Miners.

In addition to raising wages, miners are demanding better working conditions, the return of the preferential length of service according to lists 1, 2, and the termination of violations during certification.

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