Workers at Reuters in T\u00fcrkiye today announced that they will take strike action on 10 May unless the global news agency increases salaries to meet the spiraling cost of inflation in the country.<\/p>\r\n
Despite many rounds of negotiations, the company management has refused to offer more than a 25 per cent pay rise, even though the official inflation figure for March at 50.51 per cent, and an independent research group puts inflation at 112.51 per cent.<\/p>\r\n
A statement from UNI Global Union\u2019s Turkish affiliate, TGS, which represents the Reuters workers, said:<\/p>\r\n
\u201cToday, we declare not only our decision to strike, but also our determination to strike. If our members do not receive a wage increase at the rate they deserve, and if we do not see a positive step from the Reuters employer to solve the problem, we announce publicly that we will start the strike action as of May 10\u2026We will not give up until we get what we deserve.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n Representatives from UNI\u2019s Media, Entertainment & Arts (UNI MEI) joined the Reuters workers in Istanbul as their union made the announcement to strike if necessary.<\/p>\r\n In a solidarity letter on behalf of UNI Global Union to TGS, Johannes Studinger, Head of UNI MEI, chastised Reuters management for failing to negotiate in good faith or come up with a proposal that responds to the reality of inflation and the urgency of the situation. He added:<\/p>\r\n