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4 March 2013 Bulgarian train unions threaten to join minors strike. Nothing set yet.
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16 December 2011 Long standing strike over, due to lack of interest by employees.
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Sunday 11 December Strike still going on.
Thursday 8 December Talks ended in stalemate. Workers will continue strike.
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Tuesday 6 December 2011 Still going, Bulgarian railway strike, day 13. Meetings planned for Thursday 8 December.
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Sunday 4 December Union leaders walk out of meeting with management today in disgust. Two railway men are on a hunger strike. Trains again stopped today from
8 am to 4 pm. 2,000 employees to be layed off.
1 December Heads up, Greek rail strike today.
30 November, Several thousand protestors today in majour cities in Bulgaria over austerity measures. Day 7 for Bulgarian train strike. Passenger and freight trains have been delayed 8 hours daily. Today Bulgarian farmers threaten to close Bulgarian – Turkish border at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint. Greek train strike tomorrow 1 December 2011.
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26 November 2011 Did you notice? sofiaecho.com
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Update:-23 November 2011 Meetings have failed. Strike scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 8 am to 4 pm. Unions have informed the general public that the strike is endless and they will strike everyday between 8 am and 4 pm.
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11/11/11 BDZ workers have called an indefinite rail strike starting 24 November 2011, This will effect all trains in Bulgaria. Complete standstill. Trains From/to Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey and Greece will get affected.
6 November BDZ workers threaten strike this week.
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Strike threat with Bulgarian BDZ Railways October 2011
President of KNSB (Confederation of Independent Bulgarian Syndicates) Plamen Dimitrov will meet with Bulgarian government Monday 3 October. Railway union threat strike for October unhappy with government's intention to privatize BDZ Freight Services. the freight
BGN 480 M 15 years novinite.com
19 September Bulgarian railway BDZ threaten strike for October. No date set yet.
Bulgarian rail strike, threat over with.
Update:-March 2011, Bulgarian warning rail strike to start at 10am-11am today. From then on workers will strike daily 8am-4pm till demands are met. Update railway agreed not to layoff employees. Strike cancelled.
Update:-9 March Bulgarian rail strike is still on. Minister of transport still hopes for an agreement.
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Maintenance causing temporary changes from March 1 to April 15 international trains between Bulgaria and Turkey. Bucharest and Istanbul and Belgrade and Istanbul will be transported by buses between Svilengrad and Kapakule.
19 Jan. Greek trains on a two day strike BDZ
Bulgarian State Rail (BDZ) threaten unlimited strike in January 2011
So last year
15 December, 2010 Loan from World Bank, Bulgarian State Railway (BDZ) gets 460 million leva and National Railroad Infrastructure Company (NRIC) will get 140 million leva. Rail union threatens unlimited strike in new year. Workers worried about the 8000 redundancies coming.
Sept. 13 Greek trains (OSE) on strike again tomorrow for 24 hours. Will also effect international trains from Romania, Bulgaria. Bucharest via Sofia heading for Thessaloniki will only go as far as Sofia and returning to Bucharest from Sofia train station instead of Thessaloniki. BDZ will help out by supplying a train for passengers from Sofia till the border town of Kulata. Two trains between Sofia and Thessaloniki will be cancelled and customers reimbursed. Truckers are also on strike causing a petrol shortage.
10, March, Wednesday, The Bulgarian State Railroad company, BDZ, inform travelers. Wednesday The international express train between Bucharest and Thessaloníki via Sofia will travel only to Sofia and will leave Thursday morning for Bucharest. Thursday, the two morning and the two afternoon trains between Sofia and Thessaloníki are canceled. You will be reimbursed.
1/11/10 Strike by Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) workers have called off in Sofia. BDZ announced they have received this months subsidies and can now pay 60 workers salaries.
16, October, 2009 On Monday Bulgaria's railroad workers will announce a strike. A syndicate of trade unions met today.
The United Strike Committee of the Bulgarian railway employees asking state owned railway to agree to their demands. Paid on time, guaranteed their salaries, receiving all the social benefits they are entitled to, i.e. clothing, food allowances and putting an end to the planned layoffs in the two state-owned railway companies BDZ (Bulgarian State Railways) and NKZI (National Company Railway Infrastructure). Unions also reject the idea of closing 10 railway stations in the poorer regions
Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has recently announced that the state-owned railways face a deficit of BGN 490 M, blaming this on the former government. They have also proceeded with a plan to lay off 700 workers in October 2009, and 1 300 more in January 2010 novinite.com
Will effect trains to Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Montenegro.
13, October 09, Protest today by hundreds of rail workers outside PKP Railways. Workers demonstrating about loss of jobs.
On September 27, over 300 rail workers gathered at a rally in the central town of Gorna Oriahovitsa, one of Bulgaria’s key railroad stations. The protesting workers issued a declaration demanding the annulment of the proposed “anti-crisis measures,” including staff reductions and closure of railroads. The statement said the measures endanger the safety and security of the railway network. Polish rail workers protest attacks on jobs and working conditions
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