Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:53:30 +0200https://english.radio.cz/strike-arrives-unions-and-government-fail-find-consensus-8562768© 2026 Radio Prague International After months of negotiations between the government and trade unions, and countless demonstrations against government reform measures, the long-feared nationwide transport strike has arrived. On Wednesday representatives on both sides continued to seek a last-minute agreement that might save the country from what is a very infrequent occurrence here – the closure of the rail, bus and municipal transit services. Despite the looming threat, both the government and the unions appeared almost unwilling to budge even hours before the strike began. Christian Falvey has more. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/stavka_vlaky.jpg?timestamp=1591242161 https://english.radio.cz/strike-arrives-unions-and-government-fail-find-consensus-8562768 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9