It is reported that some of the leaders of the Solidarity trade union of employees (SSS) from the Mittal Steel Galati plant yesterday morning went on a hunger strike, unhappy they were not invited to the negotiation of the collective labor contract for next year, although they were the only ones legally entitled to attend the negotiations, according to a press release from the protesters.

Unionists also complain that sums of money from the over 6,000 union members were transferred to other unions by the management, which also tried to blackmail them and convince them to leave the SSS and join other unions. Furthermore, protesters complained that local and central authorities did not get involved to find a solution for the employees of the plant, in spite of repeated requests from the unionists.