Teachers to hold demonstration over pay conditions

Around 500 teachers are to hold a public demonstration outside government offices on Wednesday in support of demands for better pay. The Bohemian and Moravian Educational Workers Union is demanding a 5-percent pay increase for teachers as opposed to a 1.5 -percent increase offered by the Ministry of Education. A spokesman for the union warned that a failure to meet teachers' pay demands could have a detrimental effect on the school system. The Minister for Education Dana Kuchtova said that the government was only offering teachers the same pay increases as other workers in the state sector.

Author: Coilin O'Connor