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However, there is a breakthrough. On Saturday he was called to the board Minister of Energy Miłosz Motyka invited members of the Tripartite Industry Team for the Social Security of Miners to a meeting on Monday in Katowice.
Miłosz Motyka indicated that the match was about to start at 11 at the Silesian Voivodeship Office in Katowice.
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Piotr Duda, the chairman of NSZZ Solidarność, wrote about this on platform X, where he indicated that “on Monday, representatives of the miners protesting at PG Silesia will meet with Minister Miłosz Motyka.” “The underground protest continues and will continue until it ends,” he added.
Solidarity picket at the Silesia mine canceled
The chairman of NSZZ Solidarność in PG Silesia, Grzegorz Babij, said that in this situation The extraordinary meeting of the council of the national hard coal mining section of NSZZ Solidarność and the solidarity picket at the mine, planned for Monday in Czechowice-Dziedzice, have been canceled.
The trade unionist also pointed out that the minister's letter was addressed to members of the industry team. — I don't know if (…) protesters will be invited. I don't have such information, he added.
There are about 20 people underground, and several are involved in the action on the surface.
Protest in Silesia. What are the miners fighting for?
According to the demands of trade unionists, the Ministry of Energy should guarantee Silesia employees – in the event of bankruptcy, liquidation or the employee's decision – an allocation for the mine closest to their place of residence.
They also demand that the ministry introduce to the Sejm an amendment to the mining act, which will cover Silesia (this concerns the protective instruments that, from January 1, 2026, the act amended in December provides to employees of companies with State Treasury shareholding that are closing down mines. It does not cover Silesia, because it is private). The amendment should be adopted by the end of January next year.
The miners are demanding a written guarantee from the owner of PG Silesia, i.e. the Bumech Group, as well as the court manager, that no consequences will be brought against the protesters, setting a date for the payment of the St. Barbara's Day award, as well as appointing a team whose aim will be to improve safety related to the low occupancy of workplaces.
