Romanian public servants working in local administration, finance, social care, statistics, affiliated to the Sed Lex worker's union, organized a working strike on Monday morning. They threaten to organize more strikes unless their main request, namely a salary increase by 20%, is answered.

Protesters urge authorities to agree on a governmental decision on the promotion of public servants and prove open to negotiations on salary boosts.

Union members threaten to launch complex and serious protests that could affect the state's public relations with the population. According to the Romanian public radio, union members recently declared that they would take several measures to compel government officials to increase salaries by the end of the month.