UNIONS APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY HANDS OFF KVPU – END THE STATE INTIMIDATION The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign has received extremely worrying communications from our friends of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine KVPU that the Security Service of Ukraine – the SBU – is investigating the KVPU Chairman Mikhailo Volynets. Who is also leader of the … Continue reading URGENT: STATE SECURITY INVESTIGATING LEADER OF UKRAINIAN TRADE UNIONS
EMERGENCY CONGRESS OF UKRAINE’S MINERS CALLED TO PREPARE NEXT STEPs
The Ukrainian miners struggle is developing rapidly - with an unprecedented Ukrainian Coal Miners’ Congress which will be held 21-22 April 2015, jointly organised by the Confederation of the Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU), and the Trade Union of Coal-Mining Industry (PRUP). On April 7th a joint meeting of the organising committee of the … Continue reading EMERGENCY CONGRESS OF UKRAINE’S MINERS CALLED TO PREPARE NEXT STEPs
Hands off of Independent Trade Unions!
March 16, 2015 in Dnepropetrovsk was held to protest against the administrations pressure on independent Trade Unions of Ukraine. The protest was held in front of the District Administrative Court of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast [Region] against attempts by the administration to eliminate the main YuGOK union organization at this enterprise – the Independent Trade Union of Miners … Continue reading Hands off of Independent Trade Unions!
Cossack soup and picket lines at the Kyiv Airport Strike
13.3.2015. Workers continue to protest outside the terminal of the Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv. The workers state they will only stop their strike only after they win a victory. Vice- President of Trade Union Association of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel of Ukraine (PALS TSA) Benjamin Tymoshenko, referring back to the soup kitchens during EuroMaidan … Continue reading Cossack soup and picket lines at the Kyiv Airport Strike
FORUM IN PARLIAMENT WITH MINERS LEADER HEARS THE REVOLUTION IS NOT OVER
THE UKRAINIAN WORKERS ARE WILLING TO FIGHT The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign held a packed meeting in the House of Commons on 10th March addressed by Yuriy Samoylov, Chairman of the NGPU – independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine in Kryvyi Rih. The meeting was hosted by Labour Party MP's John McDonnell and Ian Lavery, … Continue reading FORUM IN PARLIAMENT WITH MINERS LEADER HEARS THE REVOLUTION IS NOT OVER
Volyn miners are preparing a new revolt
Leaders of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NGPU) in the Novovolyns'kyi mines (Bogdan Makarchuk, Anatoly Muhomedzhanov, Vasil Gura, Vasyl Pradid) came back from Kyiv after a series of meetings with senior officials and plan strike action. The miners leaders are determined and plan to hold meetings in each mine to start building … Continue reading Volyn miners are preparing a new revolt
Workers strike at Boryspil International Airport
Over 100 trade unionists at the airport took action demanding the reinstatement of an unfairly dismissed workers at the airport. The first ever legal strike has been taken place at Boryspil airport Kyiv. The Strike was organized by the Independent Trade Union of Aviators, which is affiliated to the Confederation of Trade Unions ( … Continue reading Workers strike at Boryspil International Airport
Local leader of Miners’ Union murdered by Separatists in Donbas
The Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine is saddened by the tragic death of their friend and expresses sincere condolences to the relatives of Ivan REZNICHENKO. The body of Ivan Reznichenko was found on 14 January 2015. Ivan was the leader of the Independent Miners Trade Union of Ukraine (NGPU) at the state enterprise “Artemsil” … Continue reading Local leader of Miners’ Union murdered by Separatists in Donbas
THE UKRAINIAN LABOUR MOVEMENT IS GROWING AGAIN
Marko Bojcun Republished from Observer Ukraine The government and the employers now face growing labour unrest. The most common cause of labour disputes throughout 2014 was the widespread practice of employers to withhold wages from their workers for months on end. While wage arrears continue to grow, protests over this and other issues are now taking … Continue reading THE UKRAINIAN LABOUR MOVEMENT IS GROWING AGAIN
KYIV TRANSPORT WORKERS APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY
Transport workers in Kyiv are demanding action from the council-owned public transport company “Kyivpastrans” who has failed to pay two-months wages. The transport workers have newly organized into an independent trade union as part of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions (KVPU). Facing increasing pressure the workers at bus depot 5 in Kyiv held a mass … Continue reading KYIV TRANSPORT WORKERS APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 