On the 31st December the authorities of Auchan hipermarket in Zielona Gora (western Poland) fired on disciplinary grounds Piotr Krzyzaniak, an activist of Workers' Initiative Trade Union.
The management of the company wants to fire him because of not true allegations as if he had stolen 5,000 zlotys (around 1,500 euro) on the 18th and the 20th of December. Few days before, on the 15th December dozen of activists of the WI from Poznan, Zielona Gora and Kostrzyn made a rally in front of the Zielona Gora Auchan hipermarket demanding the end of exploitation and breaking workers' rights in the company. The list of accusations against Auchan is long, among others the exploitation of the underaged. The WI also demands a 300 zlotys monthly pay rise in Auchan.
Piotr Krzyzaniak is already the 9th activist of the Workers' Initiative fired for his unionist activity.
Hey put the address for nasty faxes:
Auchan Polska
Zielona Góra
Director Natasza Bloch
fax: 0 68 329 86 10