Union leader Matei Bratianu said protests will start Wednesday, with postal workers picketing prefects’ offices across the country. In Bucharest, the demonstration will be held outside the Posta Romana headquarters.
Postal workers will resume protests on Sunday with a rally near the government headquarters in Bucharest, where 5,000 demonstrators are expected.
Postal workers will be on go slow strike on Tuesday, May 13, and on Thursday they plan to picket the company’s county branch offices and the company headquarters in Bucharest.
Unionists call for the dismissal of Posta Romana general manager Ion Smeeianu and executive manager Rosita Alexe, a 20% salary raise, the payment of overtime and the hiring of staff on positions left vacant.
Posta Romana is Romania’s largest postal operator with 5,700 offices countrywide and is currently going through a restructuring process in view of privatization.
The company amassed loses of RON532.9 million in 2009-2012 although it estimated to turn a profit each year. The last time Posta Romana turned a profit was 2008, when its gross profit was on the plus side but still ten times lower than estimated in the budget.
In 2013, Posta Romana cut its staff numbers by 16%, laying off around 5,400 people.