Thursday, April 7, 2016

Mine Uncle: trade unions warn before closing, the board KHW calms – Polish Radio

Currently, there are no decisions on the transformation of the mine Wujek, or any of its parts (ie. The movements) – announced on Thursday a spokesman for Katowice Coal Holding (KHW), which owns the katowicko-Rudzka mine, Wojciech Jaros.


 

compounds talk about the preparation of mine closure

This response raised by the union during Thursday’s mass rallies in the mine concerns about the future of employing approx. 3.1 thousand. of the plant, designed – according to their information – the gradual elimination.

Earlier, representatives of the holding company is not referred to the these reports, stressing that decisions belong to the owner, ie the State Treasury. Supervision of mining companies by the Ministry of Energy.


 

The Management Board informs the survey among the crew on the arrangements curtain

spokesman KHW also announced that on Friday all less than a 14-thousandth of the crew holding company will receive a questionnaire with questions about their possible willingness to use solutions curtain, which gives the modified law on the functioning of coal mining. This should include Mining of leaves and other benefits.

 

Survey in all mine, not only in “Uncle”

Representatives KHW reserves at the same time that the survey should not be associated with concerns the future of the mine Wujek – get the employees of all mines company.

“through the survey, we can determine the level of interest, to be expected in different occupational groups, which provide a potential intention by the employee is no obligation, and fill out the survey and each of its points is voluntary” – advocate.

He added that a survey result of the many questions received from employees and trade unions, on the benefit of the provisions of the amended mining law.

 

Possibility to use insrumentów curtain due to the mining law

The Act introduced for employees of restructured mining companies able to benefit from some protection instruments. They include up to four holiday mining for employees working underground, which due to their age, the total length of service or seniority underground missing no more than four years to acquire the right to a pension, and acquire it by 1 January 2023.

there will also leave for employees coal processing (for three years), where the pension is missing no more than three years, and the right to acquire before 1 January 2022.

Another option is a one-time severance pay of 12, 8 or 4-times the average monthly salary (depending on the date of termination of employment) for people with whom employment contract is terminated by mutual agreement of the parties not later than the end of 2018. with this benefit can benefit employees processing plants mechanical and surface mines with at least five years of work in the mining enterprise, who are not less than a year to obtain pension rights.

 

A few mines have already been placed by the Company Restructuring Mines

The amended in January 2015. Act enabled the financing of state actions against mines acquired by the Company Restructuring Mines (NDS) – including benefits for their employees. Act Parliament again amended the December 22 last year. Was prolonging the possibility of applying corrective measures and protective mining to 1 January 2019.

SRK hit has plants generating the greatest losses in KW: Brzeszcze (plant bought later a group Tauron ) Center and Makoszowy, as well as the Katowice Coal Holding: a large part of the former mine Myslowice and so-called. the movement of God’s gifts of mine Murcki-Staszic. The plans KHW for this year is to transfer to the NDS shaft Poniatowski (belonging to the mine Wieczorek), together with the employees.

Association August 80 concerned, however, that the SRK can hit – to eliminate – the mine Wujek. The plant consists of two parts (formerly independent mines), the so-called. movements: Uncle Katowice and Silesia in Ruda Slaska.

 

compounds reported the threat to close the mine

 

For all the changes both in Katowice part of the mine in the so-called traffic uncle and Rudzka movement called Silesia unionists informed the miners about the threat of liquidation of the mine.


 

In their view, it has to happen through the first transmitting movement “Silesia” Company Restructuring of Mines, and then do the same with the movement of “Uncle”.


 

“KHW leads the destructive policy of selling carbon”

 

Stephen Kasiński of August ’80 believes that the Katowice Coal Holding conducts a destructive policy on stopping the sale of coal. In his opinion, it will affect adversely to the performance of the plant. In the opinion of the trade union, if on this basis, the ministers will want to close the mine will be “pogonieni picks.”


 

The miners from the mine Wujek say about your workplace will fight to the end. – The bloodshed may even – says one of them.


 

What’s next for mine?

 

The situation Wujek said during the March meeting with journalists in Katowice, government plenipotentiary. Restructuring of coal mining, energy Deputy Minister Grzegorz Tobiszowski. He admitted that in a few years it will be necessary to consider the future of the mine, while retaining its historical significance – at the beginning of the martial law of militia bullets died there nine miners.

– We know that Uncle is a mine, which has its importance historical, but when it comes to access to resources and perspective – you have to keep in mind that the mine will no longer mine “pulling” holding structure – the deputy minister said.

– Rather, we need to think about how to use these people ( employed there); in the perspective of 4-5 years you will have to think about it, not to lose the symbol Uncle, and also take advantage of human potential that is there – he added Tobiszowski.

Referring to Rudzka part of the plant – Silesia – the deputy minister said, that now is the stage of “decision of the State Mining Authority which further the Silesia mine, because that’s where we prepare an investment plan.” As for the agreement on mining in emergency situations and difficult geological conditions. Several years ago, an explosion of methane in the mine killed 20 miners and injured dozens of others.


 

IAR / PAP, Celebrating, jk

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