Members of the union Solidarity employed by the local authority and municipal companies in Szczecin organised a protest calling for a pay rise for the many workers carrying out essential services and often arduous work. The demands covered around 6,000 workers providing a range of services from water and waste to early years education and nursing homes. The union has called for a pay rise of PLN 1,000 (€220) and estimates that some 50% of those 6,000 workers earn the minimum wage of PLN 3,000 (€660).
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