Public Sector Employees go on Strike in Slovenia - Jan 23,2013

Around 100,000 public sector employees held a strike over pay cuts in Slovenia on Wednesday Jan 23,2013

State employees are angry over a plan to lay off workers and cut wages by some 5 percent this year, adding to a cut of around 3 percent in 2012 as the government tries to narrow its budget shortfall to around 3 percent of national output from 4.2 percent last year.

The public sector strike closed almost all schools, kindergartens and universities in the country of 2 million people. Hospitals were offering limited care with reduced staff.