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At the SPAR petrol station shop in Daettwil (Switzerland) intolerable conditions rule. More and more work with fewer staff forces employees to work massive overtime. At the same time, wages are very low.



To improve the working conditions, the 21 employees demand more staff and higher wages. They mandated UNI affiliate Unia to lead negotiations with SPAR management.



The SPAR management was not prepared to recognise the employees' concerns and categorically refused to negotiate on staffing and wages. Faced with this refusal the employees decided on Monday 3 June to go on strike.



SPAR management has refused to enter in talks with the union and has threatened the strikers with immediate dismissal should they not return to work.



Since the beginning of the strike on 3 June, the employees and their union Unia have submitted several proposals to management to resolve the issues. But SPAR management refuse to negotiate and instead continue to threaten and intimidate their employees.



SPAR management finally agreed to negotiations on 11 June. But after six hours of negotiations where progress had been made, management left the negotiation table without any explanations and without a date for continuation of the talks.



The employees and their union Unia remain open for continued negotiations. They are convinced that only in talks a solution to the conflict can be found. But until these talks are finalised they will continue their strike actions.