KOVO unions calls demonstration to protest government crisis package

Unions from the large industrial trade union, KOVO, have announced a major demonstration in Prague on May 16 to protest the impact of the financial crisis on workers. The union counts many industrial and manufacturing workers amongst its 170,000-strong membership. It says the government’s anti-crisis package does not address their needs and does not have its support. Other unions are expected to join the protest. The government says its package is centred on steps to cut burdens on employers and save threatened jobs but KOVO says it is not properly focused and does not go far enough.