Municipalities threaten strike over ‘insufficient’ govt grants

The union of municipalities on Friday threatened that municipal workers across the island may go on strike if the central government does not increase the grants given to local authorities.

Larnaca mayor and union of municipalities chairman Andreas Vyras said after a meeting of mayors that there is “unanimity” among them “for taking measures”, though he did acknowledge that Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou had “viewed” the municipalities’ requests for more funding “positively”....