Strategy and organizing campaigns. Brussels,

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1 Strategy and organizing campaigns Brussels,

2 Membership S Approx 4% year # members # organizat

3 anti-trade Union Government - trash contracts - fix-term contracts - temporary work agencies disfavour media - bad image of Trade Union labour market - unemployment - flexibility - rotation

4 Organizing campaigns in companies, where union doesn t exist Trainings for leaders from existing organizations Actions -character of happenings. Concerts, less bovvers and fairing tires No for rising retairement age 2.5 mln signatures Let s raise the minimum wage for Poles signatures Large public campaign to combat so-called junk contracts of employment and promote stable employment (permanent contract) enough of social ignorance 4 days National manifetations in Warsaw unionists Tools, which are used by young people (internet tv - youtube, facebook, twitter)

5 D.D. National Commission 11 staff 4 Groups of Regions

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7 Why Kaufland? Along with 5 other companies it owns majority shares in market of commerce sector, because of that it has impact on working conditions in the whole branch Non-union workplace Problems of workers workers & Distribution Centre Aim: To make an agreement concerning improvement of working conditions and possibility for Trade Union to have easy accsess to the workers

8 1st Phase: Choosing places for organising - action time February 2010 Kaufland Stores in: in Chorzów (2), Ruda Śląska (1), Wrocław (2) 2nd Phase: Forming large-scale base - action time from February - May 2010 Conducts one-on-one organizing (collecting phone numbers, , address) 1 on 1 mtgs Identyfying problems Identyfying leaders Leaders mtgs Signing people up [union cards] Trade union organisation on enterprise level was registered 3rd Phase: An escalation, social campaign - action time May June 2010 A petition concerning workplace issues and the free right to join union is delivered to the management A petition is given by Regional Offices of Solidarność to store directors Handing out leaflets to customers in front of the stores 4th Phase: Creating crisis - action time June 2010 Pickets in front of the stores in Wrocław, Ruda Śląska

9 5th Phase: Reaching the agreement Negotation agreement - meeting protocol July 2010: Kaufland company backed out of part of agreement concerning free union access to employees Creating a new plan concernig Kaufland logistic center in Piotrków Trybunalski as a "place responsive" to workers protests because of chain delivery system 6th Phase: Forming large-scale base - action time September 2010 Conducts one-on-one organizing, Workplace issues, Recruiting leaders, Signing people up [union cards] 7th Phase: Escalation - action time October November 2010 A petition concerning workplace issues and the free right to join union is delivered to the management A petition is given by Regional Offices of Solidarność to store directors & logistic centre director Handing out leaflets to customers in front of the stores 8th Phase crisis creating - action time November December 2010 Pickets in front of the logistic centre in Piotrków Trybunalski Pickets in front of the stores in Wrocław (2 stores), Piaseczno, Piła Cash-desks blocked in Ruda Śląska store Preparation for Berlin s picket in cooperation with Ver.di

10 9th Phase Reaching the agreement Negotation agreement - meeting protocol

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12 Head Office in Poland : Tarnowo Podgórne/ R. Wielkopolska Shops in Poland: ca. 460 Workers in Poland : Distribution Centres : 6 (Pruszcz Gdański, Stryków, Gliwice, Legnickie Pole, Jankowice, Brzozowce)

13 Pruszcz Gdański Warszawa Tarnowo Podgórne Stryków Legnickie Pole Lublin Wrocław Distribution Centre Gliwice Company s Head Office Brzozowice k. Tarnowa Markets / shops

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16 Pretended dialogue 12th of April - NEGOTIATIONS Preparing actions

17 Solidarity has no escape from the union s development Close cooperation within structures Need for the international cooperation CBOS (Public Opinion Research Centre) - reliance up to 38% S is a good example for European countries in organizing issues

18 Trade Union Development Dept. NSZZ Solidarność