Freedom Union signs Alliance for the Future accord with Forum Dialogue

Freedom Union (UW) signed an agreement called Alliance for the Future with Forum Dialogue (FD) yesterday. FD is an organization created a few years ago by Marek Goliszewski, head of Business Centre Club, and Maciej Jankowski, then leader of "Solidarnosc" in Mazowsze. They attempt to inspire dialogue between businessmen and labor unions in support of reform. FD sent proposals for cooperation to UW, Citizens' Platform (PO), and Conservative Peasants Party (SKL) a few weeks ago, but only UW answered. Alliance for the Future wants to support employers in order to reduce unemployment by introducing an 18% flat income tax, changing the labor code to make the market more elastic, limiting the work week to 42 hours, and establishing labor union competence in a more detailed way. It also wants to introducing competition for high public positions, more severe punishment for repeat offenders, and the creation of scholarship programs for children from poor families. It appears likely that FD will receive some places on UW's parliamentary election list. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp.1,4) M.K.