Unions at Volkswagen Group's Czech unit, Skoda, warned today that they may take strike action to back their wage demands. The unions have rejected the company's offer for a 3 percent rise in the basic wage in talks on a new collective agreement, on top of an already agreed one-off bonus.
The unions have not said what increase they are seeking but the website of Czech Public Television has said unions had demanded 6.5 percent but later dropped this to an undisclosed lower number.
Union and company representatives were not immediately available for comment.
A union weekly newsletter said workers from morning and afternoon shifts would cut their work day by an hour on April 15 and would gather for a protest outside company headquarters.
The protest, called "an hour minus," will affect production, the newsletter said, adding: "Further action is in reserve, including mediation ... and an unlimited strike."
Skoda employs about 24,600 workers including temporary staff and tens of thousands more at supplier companies. The biggest Czech exporter, Skoda made record operating profit of 817 million euros last year.
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