Novica Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Новица Антић; 27 February 1978) is a trade union official and political activist in Serbia.
In November 2016, he organized a public protest that displayed photographs of Serbian soldiers and police officials who were forced in work in poor conditions with malfunctioning equipment.
[6] A military-disciplinary procedure was subsequently initiated against Antić, who was charged with violating political neutrality and participating in illegal trade union activities.
[7] Antić used the procedure to further publicize the VSS's goals, contending that the union was an entity distinct from the army and that his actions were legal.
[8] Antić was supported by the Police Trade Union of Serbia, which described him as a whistleblower and referred to the military's actions as persecution.
[10][11] The VSS announced that it would file charges against defence minister Aleksandar Vulin for illegal prosecution and that the International Labour Organization was investigating the tribunal's decision.
[12][13][14] Notwithstanding this controversy, Antić represented the VSS in discussions with Serbian prime minister Ana Brnabić on improving conditions in the army in 2019.
[26] Antic joined forces with Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Miloš Jovanović and others to create the METLA 2020 political alliance at the end of 2019.
He also received the largely symbolic next-to-last position on the alliance's list for the Kragujevac city assembly in the concurrent 2020 Serbian local elections.
He is a member of the Halliard Foundation, which nurtures memories of the action of rescuing Allied pilots from the territory of Serbia, which was under the control of the Yugoslav Army in the homeland during the Second World War, under the command of General Dragoljub Mihailović.