In an unprecedented move the three trade union confederations (Solidarnosc, NPZZ and Forum) have agreed to withdraw from tripartite social dialogue working groups and to challenge the Prime Minister on the government’s failure to comply with legislation on social dialogue and convene regular meetings of the tripartite commission. The unions argue that the government has a constitutional duty to take part in the social dialogue and not just in the working groups that have no decision-making role.
English: http://www.epsu.org/cob/456
Polish: http://www.solidarnosc.org.pl/pl/aktualnosci/sielanka-sie-skonczyla.html
This article was published in the Collective Bargaining Newsletter. It aims to facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support the work of ETUC's collective bargaining committee. For more information, please contact the editor Maarten van Klaveren, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl or the communications officer of the ETUI, Mariya Nikolova mnikolova@etui.org. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net. © ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2012.