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Building dialogue in the private security sector in Poland. Security Sector in Poland. More than 200,000 workers Hundreds of small companies Small number of large and rapidly growing companies Very low union membership. Issues. Low pay 5,60 zł per hour (less than 2€) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Building dialogue in the Building dialogue in the private security sector in private security sector in
PolandPoland
Security SectorSecurity Sector in Poland in Poland
More than 200,000 workersMore than 200,000 workers Hundreds of small companiesHundreds of small companies Small number of large and rapidly Small number of large and rapidly
growing companies growing companies Very low union membership Very low union membership
• Low pay 5,60 zł per hour (less Low pay 5,60 zł per hour (less than 2€)than 2€)
• Fee-for-task agreements Fee-for-task agreements
• Too much overtimeToo much overtime
• Low status of the professionLow status of the profession
• Companies compete based on low Companies compete based on low wages, not qualitywages, not quality
IssuesIssues
2006 2006 ““Solidarność” Solidarność” begins an organising begins an organising
campaign in the private campaign in the private security sector with security sector with
support of UNIsupport of UNI
Campaign GoalsCampaign Goals
To build national union of security To build national union of security workersworkers
To establish dialogue with employers To establish dialogue with employers that improves working conditions for that improves working conditions for security workers in Polandsecurity workers in Poland
Basic StrategyBasic Strategy
Organising campaign in Warsaw Organising campaign in Warsaw (largest market)(largest market)
National Partnership Agreements on National Partnership Agreements on organising rights with employersorganising rights with employers
Expand Campaign to other key marketsExpand Campaign to other key markets
4040++% % of Warsaw of Warsaw market market Concentration of top clients Concentration of top clients 10 10 000000 guards guards IIncludes multinationals ncludes multinationals
Organising Organising campaign in 8 key campaign in 8 key
companies companies
Elements of the Elements of the ccampaignampaign
Mapping & issue identificationMapping & issue identification
1 on 1 contact with workers1 on 1 contact with workers Communications: leaflets, Communications: leaflets,
website, mediawebsite, media
PoliticalPolitical
LegLegalal
Client (Principal Employer)Client (Principal Employer)
End of 2006 End of 2006
996 members996 members
Employers’ Anti-Union Employers’ Anti-Union ActionsActions
EkotradeEkotrade
Fired union leaderFired union leader. .
Solid SecuritySolid SecurityFired 21 trade union members Fired 21 trade union members
Reduced the working hours of union Reduced the working hours of union activists activists
Forced 72 workers to resign from the union. Forced 72 workers to resign from the union.
• Yellow Unions Yellow Unions Several employers actively promote Several employers actively promote
management controlled organisations management controlled organisations
GGoing publicoing public
Client LettersClient Letters LeafletingLeafleting PicketsPickets International support – UNI, SIPTUInternational support – UNI, SIPTU Reports on working conditions in private Reports on working conditions in private
security sector/Press eventssecurity sector/Press events Demonstration in front of governmentDemonstration in front of government Exhibition "Fathers return home: Our Exhibition "Fathers return home: Our
children need their fathers"children need their fathers"
ActivitiesActivities putting pressure on putting pressure on commercial andcommercial and government clients:government clients:
What we wonWhat we won
Union now has partnership agreements Union now has partnership agreements in 6 companiesin 6 companies – – Solid, G4S, Securitas, Solid, G4S, Securitas,
Impel, Konsalnet and Ekotrade;Impel, Konsalnet and Ekotrade;
Covering more than 40 000 security workers.
Union has also a partnership agreement Union has also a partnership agreement with PZP “Ochrona” – a national with PZP “Ochrona” – a national
employers’ associationemployers’ association
Building a National UnionBuilding a National Union
Late 2007, individual branch unions Late 2007, individual branch unions merged to form national security merged to form national security
workers unionworkers union
WrWrocławocławPPoznańoznańGdaGdańńsksk
ootherther C Citiesities
CampaignCampaign has expanded has expanded
As of TodayAs of Today
5000 members5000 members >25% density in key markets>25% density in key markets
And Growing!And Growing!
But,But,it is not possible to fulfil the EU it is not possible to fulfil the EU standards of social dialogue in standards of social dialogue in the private security sector in the private security sector in
Poland as long as: Poland as long as:
Workers earn 5 – 6zl per hourWorkers earn 5 – 6zl per hour
Workers must work more than 300 Workers must work more than 300 hours per month in order to provide hours per month in order to provide for their familiesfor their families
Solving These ProblemsSolving These Problems
Continue to build the unionContinue to build the union
Reform public tender process to Reform public tender process to include quality criteriainclude quality criteria
Negotiate industry collective Negotiate industry collective agreementagreement
Industry-wide collective Industry-wide collective bargaining is the only bargaining is the only
way we can raise way we can raise standards across the standards across the industry and make industry and make positive changes in positive changes in
private security sector private security sector in Polandin Poland..
In July, “Solidarnosc” began In July, “Solidarnosc” began simultaneous collective negotiations simultaneous collective negotiations
with the 8 biggest companies.with the 8 biggest companies.
There is a single unified negotiations There is a single unified negotiations committee with representatives from committee with representatives from
all 8 companiesall 8 companies
Our GoalOur Goal
A common collective A common collective agreement which agreement which
effectively will set a higher effectively will set a higher standard for the entire standard for the entire
sectorsector