101. The state-owned airline has been plagued by strikes and slowdown after it raised the salaries of pilots fivefold on par with those in international carriers. 102. The state-owned airline has been plagued by strikes and go-slows after it raised the salaries of pilots fivefold on par with those in international carriers. 103. The union wants salaries raised by more than a third. 104. The union has demanded guarantees of regular training to enable workers to obtain promotions and raise their salaries. 105. They said the company had first agreed to raise their salaries last October and then again in June, but only the first increase had taken place. 106. Zyuganov promised to immediately raise salaries, lower taxes, and guarantee cheap housing, free education and medical care. 107. He recommended raising salaries to keep pace with productivity gains. 108. Also in November, parliament adopted a bill seeking to raise military salaries according to post and rank. 109. ATO officials have complained that lack of funds were hampering efforts to buy modern equipment, hire qualified personnel, give additional training and raise the salaries of employees. 110. But PERC said improving bureaucracy did not mean cutting or raising civil servant salaries but lay in removing many functions from the public sector altogether. |