Exbud Skanska unions threaten strike over job cuts

Labor unions at struggling construction company Exbud Skanska have expressed strong opposition to plans by the management to cut 4,000 jobs. Romuald Dunst, president of the Solidarity unions at the company, said, "The current restructuring of the Exbud Skanska capital group, based mainly on the reduction of production staff, has not brought any measurable results." He claimed that the restructuring has in fact done further financial damage to the company, with losses of zl.100 million in 2000 expected to grow to almost zl.300 million this year. The Exbud Skanska unions are threatening industrial action, including a strike, if talks scheduled for tomorrow with Skanska president Claes Bjork fail to resolve the dispute. The unions are currently seeking permission to organize a picket outside the Exbud Skanska head office in Warsaw. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 11) P.W.