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Dacia workers on strike
By Yoann Besnard on 27 March 2008 | 
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Dacia workers have been on strike since Monday to demand average pay rises of 65%.
The 13,000 company’s workers went on strike for an unlimited period on Monday, caused by what employees said was a lack of progress in negotiations over salary increases.
Workers are demanding monthly rises of £116/550 lei as well as increases for Christmas and Easter bonuses. That would leave the average monthly salary at around £342, as opposed to £224 currently.
A morning meeting between union and company officials led nowhere according to union official Ion Iordache. "The management put forward a new proposal, namely a monthly rise of 130 lei/£27 from January, followed by a second rise of 26 lei/£4.50 a month from September," he said. "We didn't accept this ridiculous offer and will continue with the strike, “ he told the newspapers.
Along with the negotiations, Dacia Renault management challenges legality of Romania employees strike but the court has delayed its decision. Dacia chief executive Francois Fourmont has reportedly warned that the unions' demands would threaten the factory's future, as Renault plans to open sites in Morocco, India and Russia in the coming years.