Workers at the Gübretaş factory in the Gulf district of Kocaeli went on strike after failing to reach an agreement during collective bargaining negotiations.
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Workers at the Gübretaş factory in Körfez district of Kocaeli went on strike after failing to reach an agreement in collective bargaining negotiations. Negotiations between the Petrol-İş Union and the General Directorate of Agricultural Credit Cooperative have been ongoing since January without reaching a consensus. Workers halted production and began a strike to demand the raises and improvements they believe they deserve. Teoman Aydınoğlu, Vice President of the Petrol-İş Union's Kocaeli Branch, stated in a statement, "We could not agree in our collective bargaining negotiations that have been ongoing since January. As of yesterday, we left the negotiation table. The employer had offered us a 30 percent proposal in March. In yesterday's session, they again presented the same offer. We stated that we could not agree on this figure and left the table. Today, we exercised our legal right to strike and did not come to work. May our strike be auspicious and beneficial for our ...