The trade unions that organised a two-hour general strike in the Silesia region, reported in the March 2013 newsletter, have now warned they will resort to a nationwide general strike if the government fails to address trade union issues in its labour law reform. The trade unions have repeatedly expressed themselves against so-called ‘junk contracts’ but talks with the government on 24 April 2013 failed to yield any agreement.
English: http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/133801,Solidarity-threatens-nationwide-strike
http://sofiaglobe.com/2013/04/25/unionists-in-poland-threaten-general-strike-as-talks ...
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