PM slams trade union leader for homophobia

Prime Minister Jan Fisher has demanded an apology from transport unions leader Jaromír Dušek over an interview in which he said that Czech Railways was run by a clique of homosexuals. In an interview for Saturday’s Lidové Noviny, Dušek alleged that homosexuals had a tight grip on decision-making and had people both in the cabinet and the office of the government. The interview provoked an angry reaction from Prime Minister Jan Fischer who described Mr. Dušek’s views as primitive and small-minded. He accused the trade union leader of homophobia and intolerance and said that if he failed to apologize he would not be considered a future partner for negotiation.