The employer, JSC "Połacak-Fiberglass", to extend the lease for the office space of the former factory of the primary Belarusian Free Trade Union (SPB). Under the lease, the administration of the factory has the right to control the use of premises in accordance with the objectives of the lease, ie Only for trade union activities. This provision of the contract is in conflict with the legislation of Belarus, which prohibits an employer to interfere in trade union activities, and, especially, to control it.
New lease contract with SPB from November 1 for three years was signed by representatives of the company, Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer Roman Bliznёv. The office is located in the center of the city of Połacak in the old administrative building of the plant - the so-called "old-through" - on the third floor. Under the lease, leased area is only used for authorized activity "primary workers' organizations Open Joint Stock Company" Połacak-Fiberglass "Free Trade Union of Belarus."
The tenant repairs and controls
Lessor (the plant) is required to produce at his own expense and overhaul facilities to coordinate with the trade union office and schedule requirements of access control.
Free trade union is obliged to (a month in advance) to pay rent for the leased premises, as well as to payment of costs for utilities and expenses for the protection of the premises. I should add that the directors' primary cell Belkhimprofsoyuz for rental of premises does not pay. Thus, financial allowed wrongful discrimination of employees on the basis of participation in the union, because the lease payment is made at the expense of workers' money going to the union dues.
Union office near the courthouse
Area under the Free Trade Union of the office is about 10 square meters. It may be up to 12 people. Convenient office location in the city center allows for seminars and meeting of workers at the weekend.
Opposite the building where the office is located, is Połacak District Court, where they often hear cases of individual labor disputes and workers' employer, JSC "Połacak-Fiberglass".
However, a significant disadvantage - the fact that the office of the union is far from the jobs of union members. To get to the plant site falls on the bus for about 20 minutes. Belkhimprofsoyuz Office located at the plant in the building of the plant.
The union has no place at the plant
As told by the activists of the Free Trade Union of the plant, before they returned to the tenant about the rental of additional facilities at the plant, which is located on the edge of town near the village Ksty. However, the employer refused to lease on the grounds that there are no unused or inefficiently used space. The Board of the Free Trade Union of the plant requested rent booth space at the bus stop "factory" near the main entrance of the enterprise, which is not used with the August 1, 2015. But the employer refused because the kiosk is a specialized organization for the purpose of retailing, and the union is not engaged.
Alexander Morozov, Vitebsk Spring
