Petrovska Responds to Misajlovski: Gruevski’s Time Is Over, Trade Unions Can No Longer Be Silenced

LSDM MP Slavjanka Petrovska directed sharp criticism at the Ministry of Defense and Minister Vlado Misajlovski, accusing them of failing to keep their promises to employees and of not conducting negotiations for a new collective agreement for two years.

According to her, the Government had enough time to enter talks on a new collective contract, but failed to do so.

“You had two years to negotiate or renegotiate the collective agreement. If you had truly wanted a better agreement, it would have been signed immediately after the previous one expired,” the LSDM lawmaker said.

Petrovska also stressed that the minister had previously made baseless accusations against the trade unions and had tried to diminish their actions.

“He thought that by forming a union, through his closest associate, he would strike back at the trade unions. That might have worked when he was part of Nikola Gruevski’s team, but today it is 2026 and the rights of workers and trade unions are at a much higher level,” Petrovska said.

She added that the proposed budget rebalancing proves that the Ministry has not allocated sufficient funds even to meet the obligations arising from the existing collective agreement./Telegrafi/