The unions do not rule out staging a strike of several days, but Dobsik did not mention any specific date. He was reacting to Liska's announcement on Monday that teachers will get an extra 0.5 billion crowns this year and another four billion crowns next year. Liska announced the increase after a meeting with economic ministers on Monday. The unions want to discuss with Liska the real level of the CDU's NSC plans meet stiff opposition ...
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Czech court upholds abolition of Communist Youth Union ... pay rise, Dobsik said. He added that they are glad to have gained the additional half a billion crowns, but that the expected more. The unions demanded a three billion crown increase in the regional education budget, saying the high inflation decreases teachers' real incomes. Inflation rose to 7.5 percent in January year-on-year.
In March it slowed to 7.1 percent. The CNB central bank predicts inflation will this year grow by 4.1 percent, the Finance Ministry speaks about a growth of 4.9 percent. The Education Ministry says salaries could grow by 5 percent this year, also thanks to the reduction of teachers in connection with the decreasing numbers of pupils. Salaries in the public sector have been increased by a mere 1.5 percent this year. Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (Civic Democrats, ODS) said on Monday teachers' real incomes will not decrease and that a strike would be irrational. ($1=16.320 crowns)
(Ceske Noviny)
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