After the wage agreement at Fiat Powertrain on 340 PLN (88 €) wage increase was signed by Solidarnosc many new members joined the Solidarnosc at Fiat Auto Poland in Tychy. In the wage negotiations at Fiat Auto Poland the employer offered a wage increase which was 40 % lower than the wage increase at Fiat Powertrain. On March 14, other trade union organizations at Fiat Auto Poland signed an agreement on wage increase by 220 PLN (57€). Solidarnosc has not signed this agreement and was then iummediately attacked by other unions and the management which requested the foremen the convince their people to quit Solidarnosc.On March 19, 2007, individual workers were summoned to the personnel office and requested to sign a declaration that they quit Solidarnosc. They were threatend with relocation to other work places and it was suggested that they should rather join other union like "Metalowcy" or "WZZ Sierpien 80" which cooperate with the employer. Different forms of mobbing against Solidarnosc members take place at Fiat Auto Poland (no contacts or negotiations with Solidarnosc, discrimination of Solidarnosc members, Solidarnosc trade unions activists followed by security service) Today, on March 29, 2007 protest actions will be organized.Best regards

Gabriele Ibrom
IG Metall