A number of metro employees wanted to discontinue the traffic from 1:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m., but motormen disagreed with the stoppage, Obitko said. "The motormen have decided to use a different form of strike, not by stoppage of work," Obitko said. "Stopping traffic would not be easy. We have recognised that the safety of passengers must be preferred," he added. Metro Czech railway unions confirm stopping of trains during strike ...
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CzechRep, USA to agree on radar treaty in couple of days ... staff will inform the public about their backing to the trade unions' demands in other ways such as by radio broadcasts and billboards, Obitko said. A number of metro employees will take part in the rally to be held in the Hostivar terminus, he added. The CMKOS has declared the token strike in protest against the reforms implemented by the cabinet of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (the Civic Democratic Party, ODS). The unions say the reforms have resulted in growing inflation that has decreased real salaries in the education, health care and public sectors. The CMKOS associates 32 union branches with 540,000 members.
(Ceske Noviny)
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