KIB-TEK management asked staff to end the action

The Cyprus Turkish Electricity Authority Board of Directors made a statement regarding the recent developments in electricity.

In the statement, it was pointed out that the Cyprus Turkish Electricity Authority Employees Union decided to start a strike on March 31, when the Public Procurement Amendment Bill came to the agenda and started to be studied in the Parliament, and the Council of Ministers also published in the Official Gazette on the same date to prevent the people from being victimized. It was reminded that a strike ban was imposed by the order.

In the statement, it was noted that although the Council of Ministers imposed a strike ban, the employees of KIB-TEK, a member of El-Sen, did not return to work under the name of ‚civil disobedience‘, did not go to their places of duty, and continued to take action in a way that disrupted even the essential services that the public should receive.

In the statement, it was stated that it is regrettable that these illegal actions, made under the name of action, caused a house fire, the medicines that should be kept in the refrigerator of the citizen became unusable, and the cuts in the hospital electricity were regretted.

In the statement, it was stated that „Although it is stated in the article regulated under the title of ‚right to strike‘ of KIB-TEK employees in their Collective Bargaining Agreement, that a strike can be made on the condition that essential services such as military zones, hospitals and airports are provided, all of these institutions have been victimized.“ …

All KIB-TEK employees, who have not been back to work for days, are invited to common sense.

The following statements were included in the statement:
“Our people should put an end to this action without being victimized further, that police complaints have been filed against them for not coming to work despite the strike ban, and disciplinary action will be initiated against them; if the civil disobedience continues, it will be decided to suspend from work and temporarily or permanently, without discrimination. We respectfully declare to our valuable staff and the public that all efforts will be made to minimize the grievances of the people and the public.”