The biggest miner s occupation strike in recent history of Czech republic. Miners scored minor victory. Three weeks, which lasted the longest and biggest occupation strike in recent history of Czech mining industry, carved themselves into the history of class struggle in our country. Almost 50 miners, threatened by mass sackings as well as 920 more of their fellow workers, occupied for 22 days the Kohinoor Mine in Northern Bohemia, nearby city Most. Restructuralisation means privatisation, closing down of many mines and mass sackings.
Mining areas are also areas of steel and other heavy industry, closely connected to mining.
Therefore these regions are chronically plagued by very high unemployment rate - Northern Bohemia and Moravia. Brown-coal mine Kohinoor is one of the most modern and updated mines in Czech republic. It was supposed to operate until 2020, providing top-quality brown coal, under ordinary conditions making good profit. Shortly before the privatisation, state invested almost 7 USD million into brand new machinery and security systems. On August 28th 1999 Kohinoor miners organized the demonstration in front of the Kolodeje castle, where governmental session had been held.