Business Center Club gains seat at Tripartite Commission amid protests

Employers and trade unionists in the Tripartite Commission object to expanding its membership to incorporate certain new organizations. The Tripartite Commission is a body where the government consults with employers and trade unionists. In order to have a seat at the Commission, a union must have at least 300,000 members. Recently the Business Center Club (BCC), an employers' organization joined the Commission. This resulted in protests from other members who declared that most of the companies which are members of the BCC are already represented by the Confederation of Private Employers (PKPP) in the Tripartite Commission, so that the Business Center Club does not need to join the Commission. A number of SLD Sejm deputies moved to introduce changes to the law governing the Commission to prevent this kind of double membership. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.K.