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[Dariusz Zalega]

On 9th of  May 2007  Polish Coal Company has started
procedure of 
disciplinary layoffs toward to leaders of Free Trade
Union �August 80� 
from mine �KWK Szczygłowice�: Kazimierz
Lubowiecki, Zbigniew Kowalski i 
Marcin PÅ‚aczek.
The reason of such illegal decision was an involvement
in strike action 
of all crew (25-27 April). Strike was spontaneous
protest of miners 
supported by trade unions.

Protest of miners was an effect of management�s
policy. Especially 
negative role was played by Director Adama Przywary,
who has manipulated 
the information during negotiation and during whole
process has shown 
negative attitude towards trade unions. Strike was
supported by all 
employed.
On 27th of April Crew and management of mine has
signed agreement 
concerning wages and regeneration profits, what was
demanded by workers 
since two years time.
It isn�t the first attack of Polish Coal Company
management on left-wing 
trade unions. In 2006 Krzysztof ŁabÄ
dź (leader of
trade union in mine 
�KWK Budryk) has lost his job due to layoff, but
after the action of 
trade unions and decision of Labour Court he came back
to work.
Dariusz Zalega
Trybuna Robotnicza / Workers Tribune
www.trybuna-robotnicza.pl


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