Power industry workers' strike
Members of the EPS trade union began strike action on 10 January. The companies affected are PE Electric Power Industry of Serbia, PE Elektromreža Srbije (Serbian Transmission System and Market Operator) and PE Underground Pit Mine Exploration. The strike is over the way the employers have disregarded the demands of the strikers for an increase in hourly pay. The general strike started on 10 January. The proposal of the Government of Serbia to postpone the strike till the end of February 2006 was rejected by the Board of Strikers. The last round of negotiations was held on 20 December 2005