Strike season to open soon, warns Rzeczpospolita

One of the prime candidates is the coal mining sector. By September, the government is to publish the mines' results according to EU standards. With many of them likely to be ruled unprofitable, the threat of mass lay-offs is looming. In spite of a $1.7 billion portfolio of contracts, there is also a very concrete threat of strike action at the Gdynia Shipyard, where minority shareholders cannot come to an agreement with the State Treasury. Strikes are also possible at Stalowa Wola and Częstochowa steel mills. (Rzeczpospolita, Feb. 14-15, pp. A1, B1) T.J.