Teachers’ unions launch new campaign for better wages

Teachers’ unions on Monday launched a new campaign entitled ‘Konec Levných Učitelů’ (No More Low-paid Teachers), following up an earlier call for a minimum 10 percent pay rise in 2017. The campaign will not include accompanying protest events for the moment, depending on how planned talks go. The Finance Minister Andrej Babiš has so far spoken only of a five percent increase.

Author: Jan Velinger