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Strike at a construction site supervised by Putin. There is no money for paychecks: Workers from one of the largest state construction sites in Russia - the highway from Moscow to Yekaterinburg in the Urals - are on strike. They haven't received a salary for several months


According to „Wiechernije Wiedomosti”, the builders of the key section of the Kazan-Yekaterinburg M-12 highway started a strike due to lack of wages. According to employees of subcontracting companies - RSK and Stroymechanizacja, delays in the payment of money began in June, and since September all employees have been without salaries. Of the 1000 employees, about 600 have already left, and those who remained cannot return home because they do not even have tickets. In addition, in the barracks they occupy, the electricity is increasingly turned off.

The M-12 „Vostok” highway is considered a project that Putin personally supervises. He is the one who opens new episodes. In 2022, he drove one of the sections with a Kamaz. And on December 21, 2023, at the opening of the episode to Kazan, he gave a propaganda speech:

„Now the entire modern, fast highway between Moscow and Kazan - our largest business, tourist and cultural centers - is ready. The journey – over 800 kilometers – will take about six and a half hours, which is almost twice as fast as before.”

*Construction companies on the verge of bankruptcy:

The situation of construction companies in Russia is as bad as in other non-armaments sectors. The National Association of Infrastructure Companies (NAIC), an association of organizations dealing with the construction of expressways, warned the Kremlin of the threat of mass bankruptcies.*

The financial condition of companies is deteriorating due to a 45.1 percent increase in wages over the last two years, a 54.6 percent increase in equipment leasing prices, as well as rising prices for building materials and fuels. This is accompanied by a reduction in orders. As a result, the total revenues of road companies this year will fall by almost half (43 percent) compared to 2022. This may force companies to lay off employees, dismantle facilities and close projects.

https://www.rp.pl/transport/art41575081-strajk-na-budowie-nadzorowanej-przez-putina-nie-ma-pieniedzy-na-wyplaty

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shavenferret said:

Of the 1000 employees, about 600 have already left, and those who remained cannot return home because they do not even have tickets.

Instant 600 new conscripts for the front. Putin must love this...

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shavenferret said:

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Smart move by Ukraine. They only have to deal with Biden for another 4 weeks versus them having to deal with Trump for the next 4 years.

Better to stoke Trump's ego at the start of his term.





BFR said:

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