FTTU and CITUB meet in Varna municipality

Today, the Chairman of FTTU Eng. Aleksandar Shopov, Vice President of CITUB Todor Kapitanov and the Chairman of SO at GT Varna - Pavlinka Nikolova held a meeting with Deputy Mayor of Finance - Hristo Rafailov, Chairman of the Municipal Council - Hristo Dimitrov and the Director of the "Finance" department - Kiril Simeonov.

The topic of the meeting was the requested salary increase for those working in public transport and the signing of a three-year cooperation agreement with the municipality of Varna.

The proposal from the municipality of Varna is for an increase of 100 BGN, but only for this year, which was rejected by FTTU-CITUB. Such a proposal will provoke high social tension, commented Eng. Shopov.

After the meeting and after additional talks with the mayor of Varna, as well as the insistence of union representatives of workers and employees from FTTU-CITUB, it became clear that options for an increase in salaries of 200 BGN from 01.07.2025 can be sought.

Meetings with those working in public transport Varna to discuss subsequent protest actions will be held next week. The first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday - June 18 at 11:30 am.

FTTU expresses its strong desire for constructive dialogue with Mr. Kocev, with whom we can find a sustainable solution to the problems of those working in GT Varna.

FTTU reminds that a letter has been sent from the municipality of Varna to the Ministry of Finance regarding the need to secure an additional 6.5 million BGN from the state to ensure the salary increase for transport workers.