Shipyard hopes to save zl.20 million with 500 lay-offs

The Gdynia Shipyard Group plans to save around zl.20 million annually by laying off 500 workers at the Gdansk Shipyard. Management of the group is currently involved in negotiations with unions representing the shipyard's workers on the conditions for the redundancies, with the first workers likely to lose their jobs as early as September 1. Head of the shipyard's Solidarity trade union, Roman Galezewski, says the union opposes such large-scale redundancies, particularly since there is no economic justification for the decision. The union has already announced that a ballot on strike action will be held on Tuesday. The Gdansk Shipyard currently employs 3,800 workers. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 5) A.Z.