Josef Středula

Josef Středula (born 12 November 1967) is a Czech trade union activist. He became Chairman of KOVO trade union in 2005.[1] He left the office in 2014 when he became Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions.[2]

Josef Středula
Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions
Assumed office
25 April 2014
Preceded byJaroslav Zavadil
Personal details
Born (1967-11-12) 12 November 1967
Opava, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)

Biography

Středula was born in 1967 at Opava. He studied Technical High School and then worked at Vítkovice Ironworks. He has been a trade unionist since 1993. He affiliated himself with KOVO Trade Union. He was elected chairman of the union in 2005.[3] He left the office after he was elected Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions. He was reelected in 2018.[4][5]

Possible presidential candidacy

He was asked about possible presidential candidacy by A2larm Magazine. He stated that his candidacy for President of the Czech Republic is possible if he has support of trade unions.[6] His statement was positively received by trade unionists. Some politicians of the Czech Social Democratic Party and Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia including Jan Hamáček and Jiří Dolejš suggested possible support for Středula.[7]

References
  1. "Do čela Odborového svazu Kovo byl zvolen Josef Středula". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 24 June 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Odbory vede Středula. Umím být hodně tvrdý, poslal hned vzkaz vládě". iDNES.cz. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. Kreč, Luboš (7 July 2017). "Bojím se, co po volbách udělá Babiš. Do politiky se ale zatím nechystám, říká šéf odborářů Středula". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. "Odboráři zvolili staronové vedení. Středula obhájil post předsedy". Nova.cz (in Czech). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. "ČMKOS povede dál Středula, funkce obhájili i místopředsedové". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. "Prezidentskou kandidaturu nevylučuji". A2larm (in Czech). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. "Z odborů na Hrad. Středula ohlásil svůj zájem vystřídat Zemana". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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