NORDIC CHAMBER Press Archive
Středula: ÚP staff ready to strike
(CIANEWS) - According to Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions chairman Josef Středula, the staff at labour offices (ÚP) has had enough of the empty promises issued by Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Marian Jurečka (KDU-ČSL). According to Středula, both government members have been promising them serious talks about increasing their salaries, while in the meantime, they are only assigning them yet another task. If the government does not act immediately and does not increase their salaries as of September 1, 2022, they are ready to strike. In reaction to this, Minister Jurečka said that the bonuses paid this year were higher than the tariff increases required by trade unions and last year’s bonuses.