Doctors’ trade union TIP-IŞ, Custom Workers’ Trade Union Güç-Sen and the Union of Nurses and Midwives have decided to continue their actions calling for the withdrawal of the statutory decree on overtime payments.
which have been continuing protest actions for some time.
The unions will stage a warning strike on Wednesday between 9am and 11.30am.
They will also hold a protest action in front of the Prime Minister’s Office where the Council of Ministers is to convene.
The unions say they will take further action if the government fails to give a positive response to their demands.
Commenting on the decision, Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu said that the unions are making a mistake.
The Premier said every single problem can be solved through dialogue and complained that the unions are first staging protest actions before engaging in dialogue.
He noted that measures are necessary to pull the country out of economic crisis.