Stop gambling with our lives! We won’t be a human shield for the Corona crisis!

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niedziela, 29 marzec 2020

"People before profits! Enough of workers' rights violation!"

Statement by National Committee of IP - The Workers’ Initiative Union (OZZ Inicjatywa Pracownicza) in response to the Polish government’s emergency measures in light of the Corona crisis In response to the crisis brought on by the Corona virus pandemic, the government of Poland adopted a set of emergency measures…

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Zensur bei Volkswagen Poznan

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poniedziałek, 24 luty 2020

Skandal! Versucht die Geschäftsführung von Volkswagen Poznań unserer Gewerkschaft den Kontakt zu den Medien zu erschweren? Vor unserer Pressekonferenz stellten die Anwälte von VW diese in Frage und behaupteten, ein Treffen mit den Medien sei eine öffentliche Versammlung, die den Charakter einer Protestaktion habe. Mehr noch: an den Ort der…

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Arbeitskampf bei Volkswagen Poznań!

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poniedziałek, 24 luty 2020

Statt Entlassungen: Fließband langsamer stellen und Arbeitszeit verkürzen!

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Streikalarm! – Solidaritätsbrief an alle streikenden und protestierenden Amazon-Beschäftigten auf der Welt zum Prime Day 2019!

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niedziela, 14 lipiec 2019

Amazon MSP warehouse workers together with Workers' Initative memeber from Poland together in Minneapolis holding the Polish stickers "Stop feedbacks" against high rates

Am 15. Juli ist Prime Day, der Höhepunkt des Sommerverkaufs bei Amazon. In den Amazon-Lagern in Polen bedeutet das eine 50-Stunden-Woche und möglicherweise neue Rekordzahlen von Sendungen nach Deutschland innerhalb von 24 Stunden. An dem Tag wird es Proteste, Kundgebungen und Streiks in verschiedenen Teilen der Welt geben. Der erste…

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Strike alert! – Message of solidarity to all striking and protesting Amazon workers in the world during the Prime Day 2019!

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niedziela, 14 lipiec 2019

July 15 is the Prime Day, a summer sale peak at Amazon. At Amazon warehouses in Poland, this means a 50-hour working week and possible new records of parcels sent to Germany in 24 hours. On that day, there will be protests, rallies and strikes in various parts of the…

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Vollstreik in der Bildung – Bilanz nach der ersten Woche

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piątek, 19 kwiecień 2019

Seit Montag 8. April läuft ein Vollstreik in der Bildungsbranche. Nach Angaben der Organisatoren (ZNP1 und die Bildungssektion des FZZ2) lag die Beteiligung am ersten Tag bei 14.000 von 20.400 Schulen und Vorschulen (d.h. 68%). Alles spricht dafür, dass dies der Anfang eines längeren Protests mit vergleichbarer Ausdehnung sein könnte…

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General strike in education in Poland [summary] – support the Strike Fund

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piątek, 19 kwiecień 2019

The general strike in the education sector in Poland began on Monday, April 8. According to organizers from the two unions that initiated the strike (Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego (ZNP) – Polish Teachers’ Union and Forum Związków Zawodowych (FZZ) – Trade Union Forum), on the first day of the strike 14,000…

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Amazon loses three lawsuits in a row

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niedziela, 24 luty 2019

IP Amazon delegation on the way to a protest in Warsaw, 2016 - banner: "No to dismissals at Amazon" and "You will not fire us all"

Three members of Worker’s Initiative (Incjatywa Pracownicza), a Polish trade union organization at Amazon have won their lawsuits since the beginning of 2019. The court ordered compensation and revoking the disciplinary penalties. The members of the union dismissed for not meeting the productivity targets and for absence due to health…

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Local governments still fail to make women’s lives better

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wtorek, 06 listopad 2018

Since the first free elections in 1989, no political force that came to power in Poland has represented the interests of working people, not to mention the interests of working women. Political parties in the national and the local governments serve business. As such, a significant portion of society has…

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Amazon Poland suspends the controversial performance evaluation and pays a Christmas bonus

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sobota, 06 październik 2018

After negotiations between both trade unions [Inicjatywa Pracownicza and Solidarność] and management representatives from Amazon Poland, the controversial system of employee evaluation [“feedback”] was suspended for a period of four months. The system has been criticized by Inicjatywa Pracownicza base union for many months.

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Frauenbewegung und Selbstorganisation - ein Interview

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piątek, 08 czerwiec 2018

Die Basisgewerkschaft IP kämpft in Polen für höhere Löhne und niedrige Mieten. Ein Interview mit Agnieszka Mróz (Teil 1) Die Basisgewerkschaft "Arbeiter-Initative" aus Polen ("Inicjatywa Pracownicza", IP) ist eine Schwesterorganisation der anarchosyndikalistischen Freien Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union (FAU). Agnieszka Mróz ist Mitglied der IP. Mit der Gewerkschaftsaktivistin sprach für die Graswurzelrevolution…

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Women’s Social Congress – Demands

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czwartek, 17 maj 2018

“For higher wages and lower rents” The Women's Social Congress took place on March 3rd in Poznań. It was initiated by women employed in Poznań's nursery schools and cultural institutions, as well as by women tenants from Warsaw and Poznań. The Congress was organized in response to the need to…

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Solidarity letter from Poland to the workers on strike at the Amazon warehouse in Spain

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poniedziałek, 19 marzec 2018

Dear friends from MAD4! We are impressed by your mobilization and your determination in the fight to maintain and improve your working conditions and wages. We want to express our solidarity and wish you good luck and stamina for the struggle against Amazon!

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Amazon lost in court

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piątek, 01 grudzień 2017

A former Amazon worker from Poland who had been dismissed due to a sick leave won her case on November 22, 2017. Another official reason for her dismissal was unjustified absence that had happened months before. The court found the dismissal unfounded. The verdict is not binding yet.

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Volkswagen Poznań through the eyes of a worker

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wtorek, 28 listopad 2017

I’ve been working at VW Poznań for over 10 years already. I write “already” because time flies by real fast in that factory. In order to get hired by VW, I had to first work for a temporary work agency called Work Service for three years. I don’t know a…

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