“I received public information that there is a legal dispute going on regarding the possible interference of the representatives of the employer UAB “Barbora” with the operation of a legal trade union. Considering the fact that this situation forms a very serious precedent for labor relations, I am asking the General Prosecutor’s Office to investigate whether there is a reason to open an investigation in the public interest,” T. Tomilinas is quoted in the report.
According to him, the conflict between “Barbora” and some of its employees arose six months ago.
The unionized workers criticized the changes in wages, the enormous workload, the harsh conditions and the personal responsibility of workers in the event of traffic accidents, etc.
As far as is known from the public sphere, the law enforcement authorities investigated whether, after the organization of the trade union in the company, the employer’s representatives really started holding meetings with the employees, during which they talked about the trade union’s activities, offered the member to leave the job, and if the person refused, he was suspended from his duties.
“Understanding that the dispute regarding possible interference with the UAB Barbora trade union and its individual members is being examined in the courts, procedural actions are being taken, I would like to draw the attention of the General Prosecutor’s Office to another aspect of this story: a trade union that is possibly fictitiously established and controlled by the employer,” the politician noted.
According to T. Tomilin, the LRT publication published at the beginning of August states that after the news spread that the couriers were not going to abandon their plans, and the media became interested in the situation, the company may have rushed to establish another trade union than the couriers proposed.
Publicly available information shows that the trade union of “Barboros” employees is registered at the same address as “Vilniaus prekyba”. Please examine whether there is a reason to defend the public interest and investigate all the circumstances of the establishment of a trade union possibly controlled by the employer, for example, whether the employer’s representatives are not members of the trade union, members of its management bodies, whether the company did not cover the costs of the establishment and operation of the trade union, or whether the company’s administration participated in the preparation of the second the establishment of a trade union, etc.,” the Seimas member’s letter reads.
2024-08-23 02:22:38