Employees of Georgian Railway may go on strike after August 10

The employees of Georgian Railway may go on strike after August 10. Ilia Lezhava, the deputy chairman of the new trade union, told InterPressNews that 4800 employees of the Georgian Railway may join the strike.

According to Ilia Lezhava, the employees of the Georgian Railway demand increase in their salaries. Lazhava said that the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia appointed a mediator, but the administration of the Railway refused to participate in the mediation.

Ilia Lezhava said if the administration of the Railway does not agree to hold negotiations with the employees, they will announce the strike date.