Copenhagen - Denmark's private-sector strike went into its second week yesterday with no end in sight despite continuing talks between employers and workers. The 500,000 strikers from the building, transport, service and manufacturing sectors are demanding a sixth week of paid annual vacation and higher wage increases than those secured in negotiations in March.
Fuel stations are running dry, schools are closing, hospitals are resorting to emergency operations only and bus services are hard hit.
Meanwhile, an opinion poll suggests that two-thirds of Danes oppose the lifting of border controls under the Schengen agreement, and the issue could prompt many to vote "No" in the May 28th referendum on the European Union's Amsterdam Treaty.