Industrial action is biggest escalation yet in months-long dispute with populist government of Andrej Babiš
Thousands of public service media employees in Czechia are holding a 24-hour strike after the government of the billionaire prime minister, Andrej Babiš, pushed ahead with controversial plans to change the way the country’s public broadcasters are funded.
Monday’s industrial action by staff at Czech Television and Czech Radio marks the biggest escalation yet in a months-long confrontation between the broadcasters and Babiš’s populist administration.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Anna Koslerova in Prague.
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