On July 12, Labor Initiatives lawyers Inna Kudinska and George Sandul held a training session for participants of the Atomprofspilka Collegium educational project, which took place in Lviv with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine.
Lawyers Inna Kudinska and George Sandul concentrated on collective bargaining within local communities (hromadas) due to their significance as key decision-making units at the local level. Inna and George examined existing collective bargaining agreements between local governments and unions, suggested amendments favoring workers, highlighted effective negotiation strategies, and compared the current law on collective agreements […]
On June 11, George Sandul, Labor Initiatives’ legal director, co-chaired the Social and Economic Expert Council quarterly meeting, which functions under the Human Rights Ombudsman of Ukraine. Members of the Expert Council discussed proposals for renewing and updating Ukraine’s National Human Rights Strategy to better reflect current conditions and the post-war reconstruction period. In 2021, […]
On May 22, George Sandul, the legal director of Labor Initiatives, delivered a speech at hearings organized online by the parliamentary Committee on Social Policy and Veteran Affairs focused on domestic and platform work. Over 90 stakeholders from diverse sectors, such as Members of Parliament, government officials, academics, union representatives, and employers, participated in the […]
On May 15–16, 2025, Labor Initiatives attorneys George Sandul and Inna Kudinska held two sessions on collective bargaining as part of the Spring School for the young activists of the Nuclear Energy and Industry Workers’ Union of Ukraine (Atomprofspilka). LI experts provided an overview of the current legislation regarding collective agreements and the new law […]
On May 16, Kateryna Shvets, a Labor Initiatives lawyer, appeared in a prime-time interview on the LvivMedia channel to discuss new regulations aimed at preventing discrimination in job advertisements. Kateryna spoke about new regulations that impose fines of up to UAH 80,000 if a company includes discriminatory requirements in its job advertisements, such as those […]
On April 4, experts from Labor Initiatives, George Sandul and Inna Kudinska, were invited to participate in the kick-off meeting organized by the Public Servants Union of Ukraine, which focused on launching a new project aimed at enhancing collective bargaining for officials of local community (hromadas) councils. Through the Laboratory of Social Dialogue operating under […]
Labor Initiatives supplied materials for the career fair at Ivan Franko Lviv National University on April 3, thanks to an established partnership with the university's student and PhD student union.
On March 12, Labor Initiatives lawyers Kateryna Shvets and Alina Muzychenko conducted an online webinar for the Nova Poshta union. The webinar focused on women's labor rights and their effective protection
On March 5, Labor Initiatives lawyers George Sandul and Inna Kudinska shared their practical expertise in effectively resolving industrial labor disputes in Ukraine during a professional discussion organized by the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU), with support from the Danish Trade Union Development Agency (DTDA). The leadership from the ILO in Ukraine, along with representatives from the National Conciliation and Mediation Service, also contributed as speakers.
In 2024, the top issues workers brought to the LI legal clinic were leave granting, wage arrears, and union-related questions.
On December 24, the Solidarity Center in Ukraine supported the training of 25 leaders of the actively developed All-Ukrainian Free Trade Union of Humanitarian Demining Operations Staff (affiliated with the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, KVPU). The All-Ukrainian Free Trade Union of Humanitarian Demining Operations Staff was formed in July 2024 and officially […]
