Workers' Initiative
Workers' Initiative | |
| Inicjatywa Pracownicza | |
 | |
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Kościelna 4, Poznań |
| Location |
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Members | >6000 |
| Affiliations | International Confederation of Labor |
| Website | www.ozzip.pl |
The Workers' Initiative (Polish: Ogólnopolski Związek Zawodowy Inicjatywa Pracownicza or OZZ IP) is a Polish anarcho-syndicalist trade union. IP was established in the second half of 2001 as an informal anarchist group whose objective was the common struggle for workers' rights. As a formal nationwide anarcho-syndicalist trade union IP began to operate in September 2004.
The Workers' Initiative participated in protests against group layoffs at H. Cegielski – Poznań,[1][2][3][4] at Poczta Polska,[5][6] at an Auchan retail store,[7] and for healthcare.[8][9][10][11] Members also participated in the counter-protest to a 2012 neonazi march in Frankfurt an der Oder.[12] In december 2020, the union coordinated a blockade of Amazon warehouses in Wrocław as part of the worldwide #MakeAmazonPay campaign.[13]
Youth structures
Since 2020, OZZ IP has developed youth structures in multiple cities (Warsaw, Poznań, Wrocław, Toruń, Kraków, Łódź, Katowice), with over 260 members nationwide.[14] Youth circles (koła młodych) unite young people working precarious jobs and renting in the private market, many of whom are university students. Members have organized occupations of the Warsaw University Library[15] and Jowita student dorm in Poznań[16] in 2023, in protest against the neglecting of social infrastructure by Polish universities.
References
- ^ "O pracę i płacę - Wiadomości". July 3, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015.
- ^ "Jest zgoda na zwolnienia w Cegielskim" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (money.pl)
- ^ "Wiec pracowników w zakładach H. Cegielski Poznań" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (wnp.pl)
- ^ "Pikieta pracowników H. Cegielski Poznań" (biznes.onet.pl)
- ^ "GoldenLine.pl".
- ^ S.A, Wirtualna Polska Media (January 30, 2008). "Poczta Polska ma pieniędze na wycieczki do Watykanu, ale nie ma na podwyżki". wiadomosci.wp.pl.
- ^ "Protest pod Auchan przeciwko łamaniu praw pracowniczych (wideo)". Gazeta Lubuska. April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Łódź: Pikieta pracowników służby zdrowia" Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (niezalezna.pl)
- ^ "Bielsko-Biała: OZZ Inicjatywa Pracownicza i Szpital Psychiatryczny zawarły ugodę" (www.rynekzdrowia.pl)
- ^ "Strajk pracowników psychiatrycznego ZOZ w Bielsku-Białej" (wiadomości.wp.pl)
- ^ "Chęć do rokowań jest" Archived 2016-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (radiobielsko.pl)
- ^ "Frankfurt: Blokada przemarszu neonazistów" Archived 2017-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (epoznan.pl)
- ^ Szymczak, Jakub (2020-12-15). ""Niższe normy, wyższe pensje!" Protestujący zablokowali wjazd do magazynów Amazona". oko.press (in polski). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Kontakty branżowe". ozzip.pl. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ Marcinkiewicz, Paweł (2023-10-12). "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Okupacja akademika w Poznaniu. Wkracza minister nauki". Polska Agencja Prasowa. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
Further reading
- Czarzasty, Jan; Mrozowicki, Adam (2023a). "The nail in the coffin? Pandemic and social dialogue in Poland". Employee Relations: The International Journal. 45 (7): 62–78. ISSN 0142-5455.
- Czarzasty, Jan; Mrozowicki, Adam (2023b). "Poland: Trade unions developing after a decline". In Waddington, Jeremy; Müller, Torsten; Vandaele, Kurt (eds.). Trade unions in the European Union: Picking up the pieces of the neoliberal challenge (PDF). Peter Lang. pp. 833–869. doi:10.3726/b20254. ISBN 978-2-87574-634-4.
- Gardawski, Juliusz; Mrozowicki, Adam; Czarzasty, Jan (2012). Trade unions in Poland (PDF) (Report). European Trade Union Institute.
- Keryk, Myroslava (2018). Working in Poland: violations of the labour rights of Ukrainian migrants in the construction and services sectors (PDF) (Report). Our Choice Foundation. pp. 3–44.
- Klakla, Jan Bazyli; Koss-Goryszewska, M.; Kulesa, A.; Pająk-Załęska, K.; Zarychta, M. (2023). In the Shadows: Ukrainian Domestic Workers in Poland (Report). CARE International.
- Kubisa, Julia; Rakowska, Katarzyna (2021). "Established and emerging fields of workers' struggles in the care sector: the case of Poland". Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research. 27 (3): 353–366. doi:10.1177/10242589211028097.
- Maciejewska, Małgorzata; Mrozowicki, Adam (2016). The rise of the dual labour market: fighting precarious employment in the new member states through industrial relations (PDF) (Report). Central European Labour Studies Institute.
- Marino, Stefania; Bernaciak, Magdalena; Mrozowicki, Adam; Pulignano, Valeria (2019). "Unions for whom? Union democracy and precarious workers in Poland and Italy". Economic and Industrial Democracy. 40 (1): 111–131. doi:10.1177/0143831X18780330.
- Mrozowicki, Adam; Maciejewska, Małgorzata (2013). "Conflicts at Work in Poland's New Capitalism: Worker Resistance in a Flexible Work Regime". In Gall, Gregor (ed.). New Forms and Expressions of Conflict at Work. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137304483_11. ISBN 9781137304483.
- Mrozowicki, Adam; Krasowska, Agata; Karola, Mateusz (2015). "'Stop the Junk Contracts!' Young Workers and Trade Union Mobilisation against Precarious Employment in Poland". In Hodder, Andy; Kretsos, Lefteris (eds.). Young Workers and Trade Unions. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137429537_8. ISBN 9781137429537.
- Mrozowicki, Adam; Karolak, Mateusz; Krasowska, Agata (2016). "Between commitment and indifference: trade unions, young workers and the expansion of precarious employment in Poland". In Delteil, Violaine; Nikolaev Kirov, Vassil (eds.). Labour and Social Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315682112-21. ISBN 9781315682112.
- Mrozowicki, Adam; Maciejewska, Małgorzata (2017a). "Bricolage unionism. Unions' innovative responses to the problems of precarious work in Poland" (PDF). In Bernaciak, Magdalena; Kahancová, Marta (eds.). Innovative union practices in Central-Eastern Europe. European Trade Union Institute. pp. 139–159. ISBN 978-2-87452-449-3.
- Mrozowicki, Adam; Maciejewska, Małgorzata (2017b). "'The practice anticipates our reflections' – radical unions in Poland". Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research. 23 (1): 67–77. doi:10.1177/1024258916679320.
- Palęcka, Alicja; Płucienniczak, Piotr P. (2020). "We're in this Together: Framing Contest over the Precariat in the Third Sector in Poland" (PDF). Polish Sociological Review. 212 (4): 461–476. doi:10.26412/psr212.05. ISSN 1231-1413. JSTOR 27093081.
- Płucienniczak, Piotr; Rakowska, Katarzyna; Płatek, Daniel; Szklarczyk, Dariusz (2022). "Beyond Strikes? Regime and Repertoire of Workers' Protests in Poland 2004–2016". Polish Sociological Review. 218 (2): 169–186. doi:10.26412/psr218.02. ISSN 1231-1413.
- Polkowska, Dominika (2021). "Social partners and the world of work in Poland: Between East and West". In Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel; Ghellab, Youcef; Bustillo Llorente, Rafael M. de (eds.). The New World of Work. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 369–405. doi:10.4337/9781800888050.00016. ISBN 9781800888043.
- Rogalewski, Adam (2022). "Trade unions challenges in organising Polish workers: A comparative case study of British and Swiss trade union strategies". European Journal of Industrial Relations. 28 (4): 385–404. doi:10.1177/09596801211063306.
- Owczarek, Dominik (2020). "The Agreement for Occupational Safety for the Operation of Cranes (AOSOC)". Fair working conditions: Exploring the contribution of cooperation initiatives between Social Partners and Labour Inspection authorities in the Polish construction sector (PDF) (Report). Institute of Public Affairs. pp. 16–17.
- Żuk, Piotr (2017). "Employment structures, employee attitudes and workplace resistance in neoliberal Poland". The Economic and Labour Relations Review. 28 (1): 91–112. doi:10.1177/1035304617694798.
External links
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