The mining unions at OKD announced a protest on Sept. 17 for warning against the consequences to employment if the Paskov mine is closed and for calling for “decent” wages. Labor leader Jaromír Pytlik said that OKD wants to skin the miners alive. (LN/1) Zeman and Rusnok will reportedly meet with the bosses and owners of major Ostrava companies on Sept. 24. /NEUTRAL, Paskov mine is one of the most costly in the world and loses 1.5 bln CZK (60 mln. EUR) per year at a price of 92 EUR/ton for coking coal. Shut down would cost 1-1.5 bln. CZK