Trade unions from the Zabrze mine Makoszowy on Wednesday appealed to the government to take urgent talks on the future of the plant. Announce protests in his defense against potential liquidation. According to the social, mine can operate profitably for many years.
The mine Makoszowy is the only plant still coming coal within the Company Restructuring Mines (SRK) from the transfer last year of the Company for this company, which previously were placed only mines liquidated, the plant can benefit from state aid in the form of subsidies for production losses; this year provided a total of 157 million zł the aid of which the end of April was used 71 million zł.
The mine has trouble with selling coal. SRK provides, however, that managed to win a contract that “secure stable operation of the mine at least the end of this year,” Additionally, negotiations on other contracts. According to SRK, “are conducted ongoing consultations between the owner and the management of the company, aiming to determine the desired direction of measures to secure the future of the mine.”
On Wednesday, the unions organized mass production at the plant, during which – as he said during a press conference in front of the plant Andrzej Chwiluk the Trade Union of Miners in Poland – an opinion poll the crew on the protests in defense of the mine. According to the trade unionist, the crew is pushing for unions, demanding decisive action to determine the future of the endangered plant.
The crew feels cheated, and thus determined in the struggle for dignity and survival. We are not fighting for raises and having fun in politics, we are fighting for our jobs. Mine is defending itself economically and socially – posted a trade union in a statement Wednesday. As indicated by the crew has enough “waiting and deception empty promises.
Representatives of trade indicate that the mine Makoszowy went last year to SRK with the intention to implement the recovery program and finding an investor. As he spoke Chwiluk, thanks to the determination of the crew program was implemented, but several months there are no ongoing talks on the future of the plant. The unions are demanding to take substantive negotiations urgently.
By Chwiluk, the social side has some proposals for the future of the plant; One of them is the acquisition of the mine by the employee-owned company, it would also be possible to seek an external investor. The unions argue that the extraction of the order of 2 million tonnes of coal per year, the mine would operate for at least 25 years.
On the next Monday compounds announced a picket in front of the office Deputies Prime Minister Beaty awl in Brzeszcze, which is related to the head of government. Also invite the Prime Minister to talk about the future of the plant. As he spoke Chwiluk among postulated by the crew of the forms of protest it was also a blockade running through Zabrze A4 motorway; he did not say, however, whether such a protest will be taken.
The head of Solidarity in the Company Artur Banisz appealed to the authorities of Zabrze commitment to the future of the mine. Mine is the last Makoszowy largest plant in Zabrze. If you cease to exist, Zabrze become one great museum – unionist said, referring to the implementation by government actions in support of industrial tourism in Zabrze.
NDS spokesman Witold Jajszczok pointed out that in the current situation of the mine Makoszowy the most important thing is to ensure the sale of coal produced. At the end of the year it ceased to be implemented because a contract with Kompania Węglowa to receive coal produced; since then the sale is insufficient.
“The situation will improve soon. SRK has signed a contract with one of the big energy companies for the supply of coal. Soon to be expected commencement of deliveries under this contract. Originally, the first shipments was planned for the second quarter, but the contractor decided to postpone the start of deliveries for the third quarter of this year, “- spokesman SRK.
He added that “this contract alone will secure stable operation of the mine at least the end of this year.” “We are advanced talks with other contractors and you can expect that they will lead to the conclusion of the subsequent trade agreements” – he stressed.
The second problem mine – gave Jajszczok – is to allow its continued functioning. “In this matter are conducted ongoing consultations between the owner and the management of the company, aiming to determine the desired direction of action to secure the future of the mine. Until then, it is difficult to plan departure of employees. Also, the final recovery plan will be able to arise only after establishing a course of action. The first such document is when the mine was in structures SRK and include the basis for the talks on the future of the mine “- he explained.
For questions about the future of the mine and the possibility of talks with the unions on this matter PAP also asked the press office of the Ministry of Energy. On Wednesday, the time to give this message Ministry did not submit its position on the issue.
On Tuesday mine Makoszowy said in Warsaw CEO SRK Marek Tokarz, who participated in the meeting of the Senate committee of the national economy and innovation. As reported, this year mine plans to extract over 800 thousand. tons of coal, with sales of roughly 650 thousand. tone. He confirmed that the plant has trouble with selling raw materials.
In last. Makoszowy the mine extracted 540 thousand. tons of coal, of which 535 thousand. tonnes were sold through Coal Company, which previously belonged zabrzański bet. Coal went mainly to the group PGE – Dolna Odra Opole and.
This year, the contract is no longer valid. SRK is trying to look for the market for the mine also among the recipients other than energy, but the company depends primarily on the recipients of energy, as payment for production losses of coal, which is used by SRK to balance the results of mine, is possible only in the case of coal used to produce electricity .
The mine would extract annually at least 1.5 million tons of coal; This year’s plan stems from attempts to adjust to the extraction outlets, projected at 652 thousand. tons, as well as the amount of usable aid budget for this purpose. The plan assumes that the state of unsold coal in the mine dumps Makoszowy at the end of this year will increase by approx. 150 thousand. t.
SRK took over the mine Makoszowy of approx. 2 thousand. employees; Today the plant employs nearly 1.4 thousand. people. Currently, the daily coal production is approx. 2.5-3 thousand. tone; it is about half the size of operational capability. At dumps located around 140 thousand. tons of coal, compared with only approx. 3 thousand. tons at the end of last year. (PAP)
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