Fiasco of talks with the management board of Intercity. Trade unionists announce a collective dispute

Trade unions operating at PKP Intercity have completed a dialogue with the company regarding the increase in salaries – the Trade Union of Railway Squaders informed. The collective dispute procedure has been started. It was added that the decision was made after signing the discrepancy report with the company's management board.

The social side demands an increase of PLN 1000 gross to basic salary from July 1, 2025 for employees remunerated in accordance with the company's collective labor agreement and a proportional increase in wages for employees settled according to the indicator.

Unions announced that if the postulates are not met by August 13 this year, they formally initiate a collective dispute.

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– If our postulates are not met by August 13, then a collective dispute will justify and we will promise as part of a collective dispute. With the difference that the collective dispute in a failure situation may end with a strike – the head of the trade union of railway train drivers Leszek Miętek told PAP.

PKP Intercity is the largest Polish railway operator that provides communication between large cities and popular tourist centers in the country, and also allows traveling around Europe. PKP Intercity took trains last year. 78.5 million passengers, i.e. by 15 percent more than a year earlier and 33 percent more than in 2022.

The company offers traveling four categories of trains. Your railway lines (TLK) and Intercity (IC) are economic connections, while Express Intercity (EIC) and supported by Pendolino Express Intercity Premium (EIP) vehicles – express connections.

The carrier's estimates assume that this year it will increase the number of passengers transported to 88 million, in 2030 – to 110 million (PAP)

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