More than 150,000 public sector workers took strike action in the Czech Republic on Wednesday to protest against the austerity measures of the government. It was one of the largest social protests since 1989.
Numerous hospitals were reduced to emergency operations and authorities such as tax offices, welfare agencies, museums, courts and schools remained closed. Demonstrations and protest actions took place in the capital city Prague and in an additional 20 cities. Policemen and firefighters, who are subject to a strike prohibition, plan their own day of action on 15 December.
The strike had been called by the CMKOS trade union federation and a number of smaller trade unions. According to their own figures, around a third of all public service employees took part in the strike. In several cities a large number of school and higher education students took part in the demonstrations.
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