Unions say over 60 percent of schools to join mass strikes Monday

Trade union leaders say more than 60 percent of Czech elementary schools, secondary schools and kindergartens will participate in a one-day strike on Monday demanding higher funding for education and other changes. Some schools taking part will close completely but others will operate on a limited basis during what is being called a warning strike.

Nurses and other medical personnel are also set to hold a strike on Monday against austerity measures implemented by the Czech government. So are employees of carmaker Škoda Auto and hundreds of other firms in the industrial sphere.