Trade unions threaten to strike over fears of job losses

The unions are afraid they will lose jobs and that shares in energy companies they have been promised could turn out to be worth less than the paper they are printed on. At the start of this week, the Energy Trade Unions Alliance (ZZZE) threatened to strike if the government did not kick start serious talks with the unionists. Solidarity, another main trade union, is not that radical but has also warned the government about possible consequences of its current policy. They also fear that a merger between producers and distributors of energy will only benefit the latter. A strike in the energy sector is the last thing the current government needs just before winter so it reacted promptly, starting real talks with the unions.(Puls Biznesu, p.10) J.L.