Police officers went on strike amidst a wave of industrial action by public sector trade unions in February, because they believed the government had failed to meet all its commitments and unilaterally encroached upon the rights agreed in a deal that ended the November 2015-June 2016 police strike.
PSS head Radivoj Uroševič told the STA on Friday that police officers would take up the strike in the same range "as we did between 12 February and 14 March".
The strike will be conducted in line with the legal restrictions for police strikes. Police officers will still work to prevent any actions that put people's lives, health or property at risk, with Uroševič saying that the strike was aimed at the government and not at the people of Slovenia.
Moreover, it is unclear whether officers will give up on issuing fines for traffic violations like they did during the previous strike. Uroševič said this would depend on the pace of potential negotiations with the government.
Any additional activities will be announced on time, he added.
The decision to unfreeze the strike comes after the two trade unions issued a call to the government after it was appointed on 17 September.
In the call, they ask that the government negotiate with the police outside the negotiations with public sector trade unions.
The government said it was taking police officers' concerns seriously and considered public sector trade unions' demands "an absolute priority".
The Interior Ministry added that it was of utmost importance that "appropriate solutions are found in constructive dialogue".
Meanwhile, Minister Boštjan Poklukar, speaking to the press later in the day during a visit to Črnomelj, said the strike had been expected.
He sees it as a sign that the government should get engaged in social dialogue, which he believes will bring "constructive solutions".
