PKP Cargo headquarters occupied, rail union foresees strike

Workers at PKP Cargo would like to have a share of the pie in the company's earnings. They are calling for a wage increase and threatening the management with a general strike at the company. Solidarność labor union representative, Henryk Grymel, has announced a strike referendum which is due to take place in August. The strike would take place in September. Workers wanted a PLN 400 raise, to which the company offered PLN 110. "Meanwhile, the management of the company received a PLN 10,000 raise," said Grymel in a Bankier.pl article. "After 4,500 employees were let go by the freight carrier, their colleagues have taken on extra slack in order to make up for the loss of staff." PKP Cargo has been listed on the WSE since 2013.