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DAD Poland is firing union workers (2)

At noon on 4th May more than a dozen of activists of Workers' Initiative, dismissed DAD workers supported by members of Anarchist Federation organized a protest rally at DAD Polska premises. Last week, the management of the company illegally fired four activists of the WI trade union shortly after they…
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Export platform takes a dive

On 5 February, 4,000 metal workers from Stalowa Wola were protesting in front of the offices of the state-owned PGE power company in the regional capital Rzeszow. There was really something going on at the demo: The workers were allowed to let off steam, they threw firecrackers and set auto…
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Hanpol’s workers deceived by Korean owner

On the beginning of January 2009 Korean owner of Hanpol deserted the plant without paying workers’ December salaries. Moreover there was nobody to issue necessary documents. All of them turned up in difficult formal situation. Workers Initiative and Sierpien’80 unions offered help and the crew will receive legal help.
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Workers Initiative as a target of employers' and state's assault

In 2002 and 2003 the very high unemployment appeared in Poland. Official statistics were saying the unemployment rate has exceeded 20%. Over 3.5 millions workers didn't have job. In addition many people have “fallen out” the labour market. Trying to protect themselves against unemployment they have become pensioners (persons, permanently…
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WI against breaching workers’ and union laws in supermarkets

On 20th of December, about 120 activists from Workers’ Initiative (WI) and others organisations participated in solidarity actions with supermarket employees. They circulated several thousand of leaflets. Action caught attention of TV, radio and press that spread information about breaking workers' and unions' rights. Almost all of customers was interested…
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Another dismissal of the Workers Initiative member

On 12th December, the member of Workers' Initiative, Piotr Krzyzaniak, was fired from just opened delicatessen Alma in Zielona Gora. This was after, the day before he had submitted a document informing that he was a representative of lubuska Union Works Committee. In this document IP applied for information board…
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Repression against Workers' Initiative - to be continued...

In December 2008 there will be four different court cases against union activists from Workers' Initiative taking place in Poland.On 5th December, a court case of Lukasz Sibilak will take place in Poznan. Lukasz Sibilak was fired from Greenkett company in October 2007. WI sued the employer for illegal dismissal…
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Memories from Auchan

Auchan is a hipermarkets' network, established by the beginning of 60s by the Mulliez family in France. Today, it's the big international syndicate with the French capital, which is running in all the three continents of the Old World. In Poland, it works from 1996 and has 23 hipermarkets in…
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Inicjatywa Pracownicza - Workers' Initiative

Inicjatywa Pracownicza - Workers' Initiative
Inicjatywa Pracownicza (IP, Workers' Initiative) was formed in Poland in 2001 first as an informal group of worker activists willing to unite and fight at their own workplaces and to support other workers' struggle. In September 2004, IP was established as a formal but independent and grass-roots trade union, seeing…
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In solidarity with the dismissed postman

In July several actions took place in Poland and in other European countries. They were a reaction to the dismissal of Bartosz Kantorczyk - Workers' Initiative activist in the Polish Post Office. On 16 July in the morning a solidarity rally took place in front of the headquarters of Polish…
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Auchan against its workers in Ukraine

Workers of the AUCHAN mall reveal cases of serious workers' rights violation. In reality a shift in the mall lasts from 16 up to 20 hours per day. Workers who don't want to subordinate are threatened with dismissals. AUCHAN, the French giant, has opened its first mall in Kiev at…
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Member of The Workers' Initiative Trade Union was dismissed

Bartosz Kantorczyk, the member of The Workers' Initiative Trade Union in Gdans and the initiator of postmen strike in November 2006, was unlawfully dismissed. The unionist had demanded improvement of job security in accordance with the law and had denounced violations of the workers' rights by the management of the…
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Auchan surrenders!

Piotr's case came to an end. Krzyżaniak, who is an activist of the Workers' Initiative from Zielona Góra, was illegally fired from Auchan. On today's case in the court (25th June), a shopping centre in Zielona Góra put forward a proposal Auchan to reach an agreement, accepting two fundamental demands,…
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