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Opposition MPs report Amazon for preventing strike

In recent weeks, two of The Left's MPs, Adrian Zandberg and Marcelina Zawisza, have supported unionists at a warehouse in Łódź where they say Amazon has tried to block such a ballot. Leszek Szymański/PAP

Members of Polish opposition party The Left have informed the prosecutor about online retailer Amazon not allowing a referendum on strike action at the company's warehouses.

Polish air carrier cancels Wednesday's flights to and from Brussels

Poland's national air carrier LOT has called off its flights to and from Brussels on Wednesday due to a planned strike in its capital city of Belgium on that day, a LOT spokesman has said.

Eastern European presidents condemn Russian bombing of Ukraine's cities

The presidents of the Bucharest Nine group of Nato's eastern flank countries have condemned Russia's missile strikes against Ukrainian cities on Monday that left at least 19 people dead.

Polish tunnel builders in Denmark win same pay as locals

Poles working on a twin tunnel under the Fehmarn Belt strait in Denmark have achieved pay parity with Danish workers in a deal struck between unions and the FLC consortium behind the investment.

Ryanair takes new Polish air traffic legislation to EC

Irish budget airline Ryanair has complained to the European Commission about legislation which could cut back on flights to and from Warsaw from May 1, because it believes that the list of prioritised destinations unfairly favours Polish flag carrier LOT.

No strike action after miners' wage demands are met

Trade unions from the Polish Mining Group (PGG), Europe's biggest hard coal producer, reached agreement in a wage dispute with PGG management on Friday and suspended the announced strike action.

Polish miners vote to strike

Miners working for the Polish Mining Group (PGG), Europe's biggest hard coal producer, have voted to strike in a company-wide referendum after talks with management and officials from the state-assets ministry failed to end a wage dispute.

Decisive moments in Polish history retold with 1.5 million blocks of Lego

Taking Marcin Tobolski, Krzysztof Tobolski and Marcin Pietrucha seven years to complete, the models were constructed on a 1:50 scale with the trio working in close cooperation with historians to ensure accuracy.

Gdańsk marks 50 years since brutal strike suppression

Armed militia confrontations with protestors led to the deaths of around 40 people, while over 1,000 people were injured.

Women's Strike ends Sunday protest

The Women's Strike organisation ended its Sunday protest in Warsaw shortly after 3:00 p.m. The demonstration was one in a series of ongoing protests against a constitutional court ruling tightening abortion laws.

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