During the Thursday meeting in Warsaw, government representatives officially presented to the public the draft Polish Energy Policy. It assumes a rapid withdrawal of Poland from coal. It shows that in 2030 from 56% to 37.5% of this raw material in our country can be produced. electricity, and in 2040 from 28 percent to 11 percent. Trade unionists emphasize that this means a quick liquidation of mines and tens of thousands of jobs.
– We have not received any declarations from the government regarding our proposals to correct this document. In its present form, it is unacceptable, because it is nothing more than a death sentence not only for the mining industry, but also for our entire region. If the government says that the mining regions will receive PLN 60 billion in return, I will repeat that this is not money for transformation, but for their own funeral – says Dominik Kolorz, chairman of the Silesian-Dąbrowski “Solidarity”.
Kolorz also emphasizes that after the recent unsuccessful meetings of the mining transformation team, the government has again failed to present a solution to the problem of energy companies not collecting contracted coal from mines.
He adds that trade unionists have been pointing out for months that energy companies are failing to fulfill their contracts with mining companies, and at the same time they are constantly importing coal from abroad.
– We did not move forward one step on any of the most important issues. Negotiations cannot look like the government declares its will to dialogue and consultations, and then surprises us with new decisions already taken – believes the chairman of Śląsko-Dąbrowska “S” and adds that the situation is heading in the direction from five years ago: on Monday there will be a trade union meeting , after which we will refer to the entire sequence of negotiations with the government side and inform about our further actions.
Let us remind you that the team whose task is to develop the rules for the transformation of the mining sector in Poland (in particular aid for Polska Grupa Górnicza) met for the first time on August 11. It was created under pressure from trade unionists who at the end of July said a firm “no” to PGG’s restructuring plans, endorsed by the Ministry of State Assets. This resulted in a reduction in miners’ salaries and the liquidation of four mines in Silesia.
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