Sunday, January 18, 2015

Agreement on. Mining protests ended (synthesis) – Banker

Agreement on. Mining protests ended (synthesis) – Banker

The agreement between the government and the unions on the future of mining Coal Company completed lasting for 10 days, protests in the region. This is the first step to stabilize the industry – says Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz. Difficult recovery program – so an agreement unionists say.

On Saturday morning, according to the governor of Silesia services, in approx. 20 mines against the original assumptions of the government’s plan for the Company protested approx. 2.2 thousand . miners, with over 1.6 thousand. on the surface.

The protests ended on Saturday afternoon to sign the agreement, among others, by the Government Plenipotentiary. Wojciech Kowalczyk mining restructuring and the head of Silesian Solidarity Dominica color. Were present at the Katowice, among others, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, Treasury Ministers Vladimir Karpinski and work Wladyslaw Kosiniak- Kamysz and many trade unionists and local government.

“I wanted to thank you for a good, healthy compromise. Good is not for us, but for the future of Polish mining” – said Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, turning to the negotiators. The head of the government argued that the repair program Polish Polish miners mining protect against volatility and uncertainty; is also the guarantor of financial stability mines that will work on the basis of a “healthy economic principles.”

Prime Minister pointed out that, according to a previous declaration at the beginning of March, there will be discussions with the participation of local union side and on the program for the the whole of Silesia. “I want to stay here in Silesia was the heart of the Polish industry, so this program will be such a good introduction to this to make it an industrial center here in Silesia was created” – emphasized Ewa Kopacz.

On Sunday, the radio Zed stressed Kopacz that mining repair program, which convinced the miners, is the first of several years. “This is the first step to stabilize the situation of Polish mining” – she said.

The head of Silesian Solidarity Dominik color rating that the agreement signed on Saturday is difficult, but good. In his opinion, the original version of the program threatened liquidation of certain mines, as a result of negotiations became “a difficult recovery program.”

According to the agreement does not come to that provided in the original version of the government’s plan for the liquidation of the four mines KW, against which particularly protested unions and among governments concerned.

These mines Piekary, Brzeszcze, and – after the division of earlier bets – Makoszowy and Center, to be provided to the Company Restructuring Mines (NDS). The prospect of restructuring carried out there is to be such. To acquire for their parts (ie. The organized part of the mine) investors or the creation of these employee-owned companies. The rest will go to establishments created by Węglokoks new company, called. New KW

In relation to the original version of the recovery plan for the KW also changed assumptions social package (for employees of establishments brought to the NDS). Introduced additional leave for employees retirement processing, liquidated check-off workers underground, as higher severance pay for employees surface.

Experts believe that although the agreement does not say so explicitly, restructuring of mines can create the way to bind them with energy ; suggest that it would be a natural way, resulting from the need to provide the raw material for the plant.

“Power is there so much investor likely that in the energy state, the government specifically, has some power in shares” – pointed b . Deputy Minister Jerzy Markowski, who in the 90s contributed to the creation of PKE – Tauron Group today also focusing mines.

With the takeover of individual mines restructured directly by energy advocates b. Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Steinhoff. As “irrational” but believes the concept to energy companies that compete, included shares in New Coal Company. “Creates a new entity, which will have huge problems with the management” – warned Steinhoff.

The head of Silesian Solidarity emphasized on Saturday that is now in the hands of the people, management companies, trade remains as mines provided to SRK and called. The new Company will operate.

“We still have a way of healing the rest of the industry. We still have a very difficult situation in all respects, and particularly the social JSW and Katowice Coal Holding. For us, it is also important that today we have agreed that we will be there too to resolve situations in a spirit of dialogue and possible agreement, “- said the color.

He said the talks ws. restructuring and the program for the entire mining will continue, because – as noted – the entire mining industry needs a great amendment of the program.

After signing the agreement Saturday Office of the President issued a statement in which he says: “President Bronislaw Komorowski welcomed the information on the mining agreement concluded in Katowice between the government and the trade unions. The settlement is consistent with previous appeals of the President of the Republic of Poland on dialogue and mutually beneficial for the future of the mining industry. “

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Janusz Piechociński insisted on Sunday that the repair process is started mining Polish crisis not only the industry in Poland and Europe.

In his opinion, the most important part of the agreement is the agreement on a bill (the Parliament has completed work on it, and now it will take care of the Senate), which will restructure the four weakest Coal Company mines. He drew attention to the fact that the unions have signed under this mechanism, although he was questioned, among others, by the chairman of Solidarity and was supposed to be the reason for a general strike. “In practice, it turned out that without these laws would be impossible to resolve the agreement”, – noted Piechociński.

The head of Solidarity Piotr Duda said, however, that the agreement showed that Silesia, trade unions and the miners gave the Prime Minister and the Government ” lesson in humility. “

Law and Justice candidate Andrzej Duda rated turn on Sunday in Wierzchosławice that the price of the agreement is high. “It is a pity that the miners had to be out at the bottom. It’s a shame that for so many days were in fear of their families, their wives, their children, the whole of the city and in Silesia and Lesser Poland. It is a pity that his irresponsible policies of Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz led to no leading social dialogue ‘- PiS politician said.

The implementation of the government program is to enable repair KW adopted in recent days by the Parliament a draft amendment to the Act on mining. It provides, inter alia, financing process, which mines will be subject to the NDS and their crews take shelter. (PAP)

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