A wave of workers' strikes for higher salaries has reached the country. Bus drivers in three regions went on strike on 6 April 2017. The week before, employees of the Skoda Auto car maker went on strike. The trade unions of the Mitas tyre producer announced that they would stop working on 11 April 2017. Shortly before Christmas, a part of the employees of the Ceska posta state-run postal services company went on strike. The leader of the Kovo metallurgic union association, said even more protests may come due to the company’s unwillingness to raise the pay although they are faring well. Notwithstanding the increase of strikes, trade union confederation CMKOS prefers to go for an agreement with the firms rather than go on strike.
English: http://praguemonitor.com/2017/04/06/hn-czech-workers ...
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