BELGRADE, Yugoslavia — Yugoslavia’s 29,000 railway workers went on strike Monday to demand higher wages, halting all except international and a few domestic trains in the country, according to a wire service report.
The workers launched their strike after failed talks with the government, which said it could agree to only a 3 percent increase, far lower than the 15 percent increase they seek.
The railway worker’s average wages are close to the national average — an equivalent of dlrs 150 a month. Thousands of commuters, particularly in Yugoslavia’s larger republic, Serbia, remained stranded at rail stations while trying to return home after work.
The strike began at midday Monday, and organizers said they were ready to stay off the job for a month.