Three postal trade unions set to strike

All three of the country’s postal trade unions are to strike in protest at plans to fire 2,500 of the state company’s 37,000 employees. The move comes despite increasing profits and also increased demand for the services of the Czech post office, with employees citing hundreds of hours in accumulated overtime. The company has shed 8000 jobs in the last 15 years and is set to be floated on the stock exchange next year.