Public sector unions to strategize further negotiations on wage increases

Public sector unions in Czechia will meet today to discuss their strategy for ongoing wage negotiations with the government, following last week’s failed talks on a September pay raise. The unions, representing eight of the 13 public sector federations under the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS), are currently in a strike alert over the issue. Initially demanding a 15% raise, the unions had reduced their request to 7% for some workers, but rejected the government’s final offer of a modest increase for only a portion of employees. Union leaders have threatened protests if an agreement is not reached.