16 Dec 2024 | 09:57 PM UTC
Serbia: Unionized teachers to strike in Nis Dec. 20
Unionized teachers plan to strike in Nis, Serbia, on Dec. 20; increased employee absenteeism and related business disruptions likely.
Unionized teachers plan to strike in Nis on Dec. 20. The purpose of the labor action is to express solidarity with university students who have protested across Serbia in recent weeks.
Increased employee absenteeism is likely on the day of the strike and will probably cause business disruptions as parents stay home with their school-aged children. Picket protests are possible at educational institutions; heightened security, as well as localized transport disruptions, will likely affect the vicinities of any protests that materialize.
Avoid all demonstrations as a standard precaution. Plan accordingly for increased absenteeism on the day of the strike among employees who are the parents or guardians of school-aged children; consider allowing a liberal telecommuting policy, if possible.
Students have conducted localized blockade protests at educational institutions across Serbia in recent weeks. The purpose of the campaign is to demand the government release information related to the Nov. 1 collapse of a train station roof in Novi Sad that left 15 people dead.
