Police officers, firefighters, and prison workers gathered outside the Ministry of Interior in Prague to demand better funding and improved working conditions. Organised by the Union of Security Forces (UBS) the protest highlighted long-standing issues, including underfunded salaries, high staff turnover, and poor recruitment and retention conditions. The unions criticised the government’s proposed salary increase of 2,500 crowns (€ 99) as insufficient to address decades of neglect. They are calling for all funding to be directed into salary tariffs and for legislation to ensure that police officers’ salaries reach 150% of the national average wage. The unions also demand stronger commitments to address overtime burdens and improve conditions across all security forces.
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