Bulgarian trade unions from CITUB and Podkrepa blocked the deputy entrance to parliament and dropped a 15-question list demanding answers before the budget votes move forward. Plamen Dimitrov from CITUB says lawmakers need to hash out budget changes instead of coasting on an extension law, since half a million workers are waiting on minimum wage bumps that vanish if they just roll over the old numbers.
The unions want clarity on teacher salaries and other protester demands that got ignored when deputies signaled they would skip voting on the proposed state budget. An extension law lets parliament spend at the same rate as last year without actually increasing the minimum wage or addressing any of the worker issues that sparked months of demonstrations across multiple sectors.
The unions want clarity on teacher salaries and other protester demands that got ignored when deputies signaled they would skip voting on the proposed state budget. An extension law lets parliament spend at the same rate as last year without actually increasing the minimum wage or addressing any of the worker issues that sparked months of demonstrations across multiple sectors.
