Strike at Krowarzywa restaurant in Warsaw – urgent call for solidarity
- Dział: English news
On Monday 20th of june the strike broke out in Krowarzywa – popular Warsaw restaurant serving vegan burgers. It was a final stage of the conflict between the employees and employers, which lasted for the last few months. This conflict was caused by changes recently introduced in the company along with its development. The owners recently opened two new restaurants and the third one was moved to the bigger place. However, the company's success did not translate into better work conditions. Quite the contrary - more work was put on the employees while the work rules and the salaries remained the same. The owners gave the staff a clear message that no decisions would be consulted with them anymore. Installing the monitoring (CCTV) in the place without employees' consent and knowledge was one of the examples of this new approach to the "human resources" management. This, along with the fear of being fired triggered the establishing of the branch of the Workers' Initiative Union on Sunday, 19th of June. The first union member was fired on the very same day (though the dismissal was not officially caused by his union membership, it was seen as a forerunner of another dismissals in the nearest future; moreover the dismissal was done without written notification and without clear reason).