Social Dialogue in Poland AD 2012

Dr Mariusz Maszkiewicz (Poland)DG – TUNED Meeting , Nicosia, Cyprus

5-6 Dec. 2012

“SOLIDARITY” AND IT’S IMPACT TO THE DEMOCRATIZATION WITHIN POLAND HAS STARTED

HARDLY IN FALL 1980 AND WAS HARMFULLY INTERRUPTED FOR DECADE.

Social dialogue is the fundament and the pilar of european system of values and law (Lisbon Treaty, art.152). Refers more to the civil dialogue

what is extremely important for Polish trade unions

MANY OF ACADEMIC EXPERTS EXPRESS OPINIONS LAST MONTHS THAT FOR A PROSPEROUS DEVELOPMENT OF DIALOGUE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EVEN IMPRESSIVELY EXPANDED INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT IS NECESSARY THE CULTURE OF DIALOGUE COMPOSED OF, INTER ALIA, A CLIMATE OF TRUST, KEEPING ONE’S SIDE OF BARGAIN AND KEEPING ONE’S WORD AS WELL AS DEPARTING FROM LEVELLING OF NEGOTIATIONS TO BIDDING OF FORCE.

In Poland, in fact, there is no such a dialogue. One of the reasons is that substantial part of personnel in the private enterprises situates beyond the scope of trade unions’ activity, moreover, is deprived of elementary informative-consultative subjectivity because the relevant bill fulfilling Directive 2002/14/We of the European Parliament and Council was not

passed by the Diet of the IVth term.

SOLIDARITY PROTESTS MAY 2012

SINCE THAT TIME WE HAD SERIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS OF “SOLIDARITY” CAUSED BY BREAK IN THE SOCIAL DIALOGUE. PRESIDENT OF “SOLIDARITY” TRADE UNIONS PIOTR DUDA INDICATES LATELY THAT

THE GOVERNMENT HOLDS A DIALOGUE WITH ITSELF.

Significant fact is that Since december 2011 Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak (coalition “Peasant Party” partner of ruling “Civic Platform”) has

withdrawn himself from Tripartite Commission. Pawlak asked Prime Minister Donald Tusk to indicate and delegate Minister of Finance Jacek Rostowski, since most of decisions concerning payments and key financial problems for

employees. Pawlak couldn’t find consensus in these matters with his government partners while the Tripartite Commission was established among

other to redefine minimal wage.

DISMISSED „SOLIDARITY” ACTIVISTS

1. Tomasz Ludwiński, 2. Jacek Cichy3. Andrzej Moskal 4. Grażyna Welon

AGAINST ACT OF RETIREMENT AGE 67

Head of “Solidarity’s” Public Service Secretary Mr Jerzy Wielgus submitted a petition to the Prime Minister to intervene particularly in case of four dismissed Tax Chambers/ Treasury employees. The other side of social dialogue remains silent, unfortunately.

Unfortunately we have in Poland serious problems with it

THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION

Public Servises’ Secretariat of NSZZ „Solidarność” / Brand Section of NSZZ „Solidarność”

for Workers Employed in Public and Governmental Offices/the Section coordinates action with Public Servises’

Secretariat/