Tag: Poczta Polska

Nearly 70 members of the trade unions of the Poczta Polska (PP) Polish state-owned postal service staged a 24 hour sit-down protest at PP’s headquarters in Warsaw. They are protesting against plans to restructure the service without the prior signing of a benefits package for employees. The future of PP was discussed yesterday by the unions, PP’s management, Sejm MPs and representatives from the Infrastructure Ministry. “The decision to stay in the building was made by a joint union committee (WRZ),” said WRZ’s spokesman Jerzy Lach. WRZ will also call on PP’s employees to take a leave of absence on 29 April to picket in front of PP offices across the country. Meanwhile, PP’s spokesman said the negotiations concerning the benefits package will be resumed on Wednesday. The unions fear the planned restructuring will result in mass layoffs, and are complaining that the management did not hold a dialogue with the staff.

Employees of Poczta Polska (PP) national postal services provider have backed in a referendum the possibility of holding protests including strikes, said the company’s labour union representatives yesterday. The referendum was organised after PP’s director general announced an organisational shake up in the company. According to the unions, the plan was not discussed with employees and was revealed before a social package for employees was signed. “The referendum was called because our demands were ignored by both the director general and the minister of infrastructure, who want to comercialise and then privatise the company,” reads the official statement of the WRZ, a confederation of ten labour unions operating within the company. It is not known yet when the protest action is to be held. The WRZ claims that PP’s management failed to inform employees about crucial changes taking place in the company.