Farmers announced that “do the second Maidan”, protesting miners from other companies, and this is probably just the beginning of a union crusade. The situation is this ideal: a double election, before which it is easiest to force politicians to make concessions. The more that Ewa Kopacz once broken in, and as we learned unofficially, some union leaders have very ambitious plans: to blow up the saddles boards of all state-owned companies.
The weakness of the prime minister, the weakness of the company
Coal Company had to touch the restructuring, the Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz paragraph the words were spoken about the closure of mines. Many people praised the then Health Minister as definitely and finally make a decision about taking order in KW – even if it was far too late and carried out as messy. Soon, however, it became apparent that the current Prime Minister did not meet his announcement – finally bowed to the dem ands of miners. I even did not last long.
The rest of the union felt the wind in the sails. Moved to strike JSW employees. They were already canceled because only a few days ago as a result of the protests, President of JSW Jaroslaw Zagórowski in an interview with “Gazeta Wyborcza” summed the situation briefly: a struggle for power. The CEO of the company pointed out that the unions are demanding his dismissal mainly, but after replacing the President will not do anything – because suddenly the company arrives so that money.
The unions have tried to manage the mine and have an impact on all . In this way, the union leaders spoiled mining supervision authority. Imagine that the compounds determined the promotions of employees, and it was formally settled. Directorate consisted promotion list, and it’s not should depend on whether someone likes unionist, only on whether someone is a good builder. There were situations where the foreman gave the employee a reprimand, a trade unionist ran straight to the director of the mine, and this for the sake of peace annulled its decision. Yes destroyed management structure and authority. It was a sick system that threatened the normal operation of the mine.
compounds not so good
Importantly, a number of workers in the non-attached relationships, they see how harmful can maintain their unionized colleagues. For those inhibiting restructuring, cause losses in the company, and thereby lead to the fact that the company not only – as Coal Company – did not develop, but also lose, year after year.
Jaroslaw Zagórowski, former CEO of JSW , lost his job after protests miners • Fig. Adam Kozak / Agency Newspaper
In the end, the company and the employees in the eyes peeks specter of bankruptcy, which is the loss of all jobs. The union did not see or do not want to see that they largely to the lead. He talks about the non-attached miner JSW in an interview with naTemat:
Gentlemen unionists a little responsibility, because everyone can see that the miners are driving to death! They were told the employees that it is a larger issue, and so really brought everything to a personal conflict with the president. From the president, who is not yet ruled on today.
The same miner says that “negotiations with the union” look is always the same: the leaders come and say that either company would agree to their terms, or it will strike. It is enough when it comes to negotiation.
Take the board?
Zagórowski of JSW pointed at the same time in an interview with “GW” that if the state will be subject to further appeal associations and CEOs at the discretion of the trade unions, it quickly we bring to pathological situation unacceptable in the business.
If the whole thing focuses on one man, it is about the same problem can have many other managers. Because the mechanism from the trade looks like this: focus on one man and do anything to him uwalić. Wait until it breaks and go away. It will end so that managers no longer make decisions simply because they were scared.
As unofficially we were able to learn from communities close to the leadership of one of the biggest trade unions, one of the leaders set a clear goal: to do so much “smoke” as much as possible, to maximize weaken the boards. And the best even blow up all the governors of the posts.
Earlier, before the resignation Zagórowskiego JSW, succeeded in KW – Mirosław Taras, who headed the KW by suddenly seven months, was fired for “lack of effects of restructuring.” This translation was so much fun that it has long been argued Terrace of the need for restructuring and closing acute mines, but the political climate did not allow him this far-reaching changes.
Miroslaw Taras after protests miners lost the position of President of KW • Fig. David Chalimoniuk / Agency Newspaper
Rising? Too low. Strike!
unions oppose not only drastic changes. The postal strike also preparing, as promise – to wait until April, which is just before the presidential election. Reason: Post Poland terminated the trade applicable collective agreement and proposed a new, in which the principles of remuneration are much more dependent on the results achieved by the employee.
The unions are to retain privileges, earning the worst all get raises and retain employment contract – although the competition PP mainly employs śmieciówkach, which means that mail from the machine becomes less competitive because its costs are rising. Despite this, the company decided not to take the security staff, which are contracts of employment.
The reaction of compounds? The head of post of “Solidarity” Bogumil Nowicki once said that the increase must be greater. I found that it was the desire to appreciate employees with the lowest wages at the expense of “meritorious employees, with long experience.” It is precisely for that matter, to depart from the rule: the longer you work, the more you get, which is just completely ineffective. The logic of compounds best shows recent statement Nowicki:
Miners they get a check in the amount of 24 monthly salaries. With us it is 5 or 6, depending on whether someone decides to go to the end of February or later. Why do we have to have so little? Why should not be so, as in other professions?
Market? What is the market?
before a similar dilemma recently became PKN Orlen, where unions opposed the planned changes in employment. In short: Orlen wanted to change the system to work in their some refineries, with pięciobrygadowego on czterobrygadowy. Part of the doubles teams roster and thus the company loses approx. 30 million dollars per year.
The unions could not decorate for the occasion formal protest, because the organization of work is the domain of each employer, so they came up with their idea in front of the Chancellery strajkowania – as always it works, why would not work now? Fortunately Orlen appears determined in implementing a plan in life – in spite of the pressures, decide reasonable from the point of view of the economic interest of the company.
Who’s next?
And this is only a small part of what can make us wait. KGHM is endangered by a sharp drop in copper prices, which could translate into worse financial results. Meanwhile, let us recall that in 2011, KGHM miners in protest against … increase by 300 dollars. Of course, it was a very small amount.
The problems may also have PGNiG, where already in 2014 waged a dispute about a collective agreement with the trade. The gas giant until then cope with the trade, but admit that they have there nieliche privileges. Federal specialist can receive such salary as manager; have at their disposal their offices and cars. As recently calculated MEP Michal Olszewski with PO, 41 compounds in the company charges a year it costs around 10 million. Still, PGNiG, when asked TVN companies with union wages, protect their – and the only were rebuked for failing this information to the public.
About the protection from the media, trade unions, however, probably soon forget, if you see that politicians and companies bend under pressure from protesters. The present arrangements of the collective agreement are short and they have to be renegotiated, and if the miners did not succeed to planned increases, probably reach for the most effective form of pressure.
The list of the miners union wages KW hid when the protests began • Fig. natemat.pl
What are they fighting?
With all unionists not particularly interested in whether their demands are however realistic and consistent with the economic interests of the company. Does not reflect on the fact that if today forgive, maybe they let on investments leading to the development of the company, and thus – the well-being of all. In Germany, unions are particularly concerned with the protection of the rights of workers and trade unionists, although it is 6.8 million, it somehow did not hear that tried to set fire to the country and change management boards.
Malicious argue that unions simply do not want to see it, do not want to change their thinking about business – because it is more convenient to them. Do not defend the rights of workers, only privileges that are often completely – like. Inheritance posts in Orlen – do not fit into any of the free market standards. And as you can see the example of JSW or Polish Post, the interests of trade unionists may even conflict with the interests of ordinary workers.
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