Czech school trade unions plan strike in December

Czech teachers and other education employees plan to go on strike on 4 December unless they are promised an increase in next year’s education budget of three billion crowns, or 165 million US dollars. According to a senior union official, the draft budget doesn’t include enough money to pay for teachers’ salaries, teaching aids and teacher training. The trade unions also argue that the 1.5% pay rise included in the draft is not in line with inflation. The trade unions expect that most schools will join the strike.