Montenegro

In Montenegro, Crnogorski Telekom, the largest telecommunications company in the country, refused to negotiate a new collective agreement and instead unilaterally decided a number of measures, including using contracted labour to avoid the application of collectively agreed pay rates. Trade unions filed a complaint to the relevant authorities.

In Montenegro, workers at Crnogorski Telekom, the largest telecommunications company in the country, announced collective action to protest the management’s refusal to negotiate a new collective agreement. During the strike, the employer tried to block communication between union members. Management also sent emails to all employees that contained threats of dismissals and unilaterally decided workers’ rotations, even though the union’s Strike Board had submitted a list of employees on strike, as required by law. By requisitioning workers, the company tried to break the strike. The company also retaliated against striking workers by docking their pay.