Otherwise, from next Monday they will start an indefinite strike. The demand is for the complete withdrawal of the "bill". The T/C press covered in headlines yesterday's march and protest event of "municipal employees" belonging to three guilds in the field, the most massive in recent times, according to the newspapers.
This is an imposition and we completely reject this imposition, said the president of the largest guild of "municipal workers", BES, Mustafa Yalinkaya. In remarks this morning on internet television, he said everyone agreed that the "municipalities" should be made viable and that the existing 1995 "municipalities law" should be modernised as there were vacancies and excessive recruitment. He admitted that there were "municipalities" where there was mismanagement and opacity, and although these were documented in reports by the "general accountant" a legal procedure was never initiated.
In the name of reform, Yalinkaya continued, essentially the abolition of collective agreements is called for,[/B] the employment status of employees is unclear and there is only a numerical view without content. The vision is lacking while no preparatory work and no contact was made with stakeholders, who were not even consulted, he added. "They put a bill in front of us" the issue, he continued, is not only about the number of "municipalities", but to make them viable, to increase services to citizens and increase the powers of the "municipalities", to become a social local government, he said,
"We are not going to give in. We will never give up. Reform does not mean closing municipalities," the trade unionist noted.
Yesterday's protest event[/B] that ended in the "parliament" was supported by other unions and trade unions, such as the workers of the "electricity authority", press workers and the T/C platform "This country is ours".
The event was also attended by "mayors" whose "municipalities" will be closed, based on the "bill". Some of them spoke to the Yeni Dusen newspaper, arguing that this "bill" should be discussed after the "local elections" next June. The 'mayor' of Dikomo, Giouksel Cielebi said that this is an attempt to make 'municipalities' disappear with the logic of 'I do it, it's done' (SS: enforcement). The right thing to do, he added, is to make an effort by experts with the opinions of all stakeholders.
Workers' rights being violated, spoke of the "mayor" of Lurugina, Hassan Barbaros, saying they will not allow this. Similar statements were made by the "mayors" of Akanthios and Agios Sergios, which are also being abolished.
The Turkish Cypriot newspaper "Kipris" in a Sunday article said that four "bills" in relation to the reform in the "municipalities" were published in the "official newspaper" of the pseudo-state in order to inform Turkish Cypriots and to express opinions and suggestions.
Recall that the 15 "municipalities" that will be closed if the reform is passed are Rizokarpaso, Komi Kepir, Tziavos, Agios Sergios, Acanthios, Vatylis, Sidas, Assia, Pergamos, Pergamum, Lourutzina, Agios Ambrosios, Agios Epictetus, Lapithos, Karavas and Gerolakkos.
The names of the 13 new "municipalities" resulting from consolidations are expected to be: New Karpasia, Great "Municipality" Galatea, Trikomou, North Mesaoria, Famagusta, South Mesaoria, Kythrea, Kyrenia, Agia Irini, Nicosia, Gioneli, Morphou and occupied Lefka.
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