ALTUN; “We can rewrite history”
President ALTUN addressed the workers at the Gelik
administration of TTK on the 26th of January. ALTUN criticized the
AKP government stating the fact that since two years the AKP government was not
able to take any positive steps in regard of Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises.
ALTUN warned the government and the TTK administration and called on the
workers to be ready for struggle.
ALTUN also focused on the compulsory retirements
implemented at the enterprise and stated the need for immediate new
recruitments;
“The government promised that 10 million tons of coal
would be produced in Zonguldak jointly by TTK and the private sector. We trust
the commitment of the state because sustainability is important and history
writes all the commitments. We have not witnessed any positive steps towards
increasing the production rate of TTK to 5 million tons/year. The workforce
deficiency must be closed down immediately. We must stop purchasing foreign
coal”