Teacher unions turn to top court over strike restrictions in Hungary

Teacher unions PSZ and PDSZ have turned to the Constitutional Court over restrictions on strikes. In their appeal, the unions request that the court declare unconstitutional and annul a recently issued government decree defining mandatory public school services, they said in a joint statement. The petitioners argue that the decree violates the principle of necessity and proportionality, as well as teachers' right to strike, and that the government had overstepped its special powers by issuing the decree.