A “hot” autumn, Polish unions warn

Published on 15 September 2010

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“An autumn wave of strikes”, headlines Rzeczpospolita on a series of demonstrations planned by Poland’s two largest union organisations, OPZZ and Solidarity. The daily notes that as in Greece, France and Spain, the protests are fuelled mainly by economic factors. Over the next fortnight, Polish miners, railway workers, firemen and even tax officials are all expected to take to the streets to show their discontent. “It shouldn’t be the case that all over Europe employees are being made to bear the brunt of the crisis, rather than those who are actually responsible for it”, a union leader explained.

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