Teachers’ unions call for 10 percent pay rise

The Czech Republic’s teachers’ unions have called for a pay rise for teachers and other employees in the education sector by at least 10 percent by 2017, the head of the Czech and Moravian Trade Union of Workers in Education, František Dobšík, said at a press conference on Tuesday, adding that it should be included among the priorities of the Education Ministry. According to Mr Dobšík, teachers’ starting salary should be raised by at least 2,000 crowns to 23,000. The overall amount allocated to the increase of wages would amount to some eight billion crowns. The unions want to discuss their demands with Finance Minister Andrej Babiš and Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.