# Montenegro State Audit Institution labor dispute > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/montenegro-state-audit-institution-labor-dispute > Updated: 2026-10-12T09:34:17.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 3. Employees of Montenegro’s State Audit Institution (DRI) have escalated industrial action following a failed warning strike. Initially, workers launched a warning strike to demand higher salary coefficients and adequate office space, urging the government to implement a parliamentary conclusion by September 30. After the warning strike failed to prompt action from the DRI Senate or the Government of Montenegro, employees scheduled a general strike to begin on October 5, 2026. The strike committee alleges that the government has reduced approved funds for two consecutive years and that the Ministry of Finance twice refused to approve the DRI’s rulebook regarding auditor salaries in 2025. The general strike was set to suspend all audit-related activities, including the audit of the Draft Law on the Final Account of the Montenegro Budget for 2025. On October 12, 2026, DRI employees suspended the strike following a government agreement to align their salary coefficients with those of basic and misdemeanor court judges. While this resolves the coefficient issue for the remainder of the year, the DRI Union noted that long-term material and professional status remains unresolved. The union is calling for the implementation of new salary coefficients starting January 1, noting that the DRI Senate has included these funds in the 2027 budget proposal, a move which received unanimous support from the Assembly of Montenegro’s Committee on Economy, Finance, and Budget. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-12: State Audit Institution employees in Montenegro suspend strike State Audit Institution employees in Montenegro have suspended their strike after the government agreed to adjust salary coefficients through the end of the year. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/state-audit-institution-employees-in-montenegro-suspend-strike ### 2026-10-02: State Audit Institution employees in Montenegro to begin general strike Employees of Montenegro's State Audit Institution will begin a general strike on October 5, 2026, over unpaid demands for better salaries and adequate office space. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/state-audit-institution-employees-in-montenegro-to-begin-general-strike ### 2026-09-21: State Audit Institution of Montenegro launches warning strike Montenegro's State Audit Institution has launched a warning strike over pay and workspace demands, while recent audits revealed significant financial irregularities in the Fund of Labor. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sarajevo-canton-education-union-threatens-general-strike --- Cite as: Montenegro State Audit Institution labor dispute. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/montenegro-state-audit-institution-labor-dispute