PRAGUE (AP) — Labor unions staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic on Monday to voice their opposition to the government’s package of cuts and austerity measures meant to keep the ballooning deficit under control. The unions are also demanding more money for the education and healthcare sectors and are protesting proposed changes to the pension system. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said his government was not ready to give in because the measures are “absolutely necessary.” “We have to stop the state indebtedness, ” Fiala said.