Unions planning anti-government demonstration on November 27

The Confederation of Czech and Moravian Trade Unions is organizing an anti-government protest march in Prague on November 27, the CTK news agency reported. Thousands of people from around the country are expected to join the protest against the government’s austerity package which is expected to hit both companies and individuals, the pension reform and the upcoming hike in energy costs. Teachers’ unions have also called a nation-wide strike that day in protest of the government’s failure to increase the wages of non-teaching staff.