On November 27, the Labor Initiatives and Solidarity Center team conducted a workshop on collective bargaining for 25 local union leaders of the Public Servants Union of Ukraine from the Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Sumy regions.
On November 21, Labor Initiatives' was invited to speak at the webinar organized by the Public Servants Union of Ukraine in cooperation with the ST Swedish union on the right to strike for public service sector workers. Experts from the UK trade unions GMB and PCS also shared their experience on the issue.
On November 20, Labor Initiatives lawyers Alina Antonenko, Kateryna Shvets, and Nadiia Yolkina were invited to conduct a legal workshop about preventing and combating bullying (mobbing) at the workplace for over 40 elected union leaders and lawyers working in local chapters of the Trade Union of Workers of Metallurgical and Mining Industries of Ukraine.
On November 15, 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. The Council members discussed two important issues - (1) timely social benefits to people with disabilities due to occupational injuries and workplace accidents, and (2) access to justice in environmental cases—both issues with significant wartime complications that need to be navigated and solved.
On October 30, the European Commission released its 2024 enlargement reports, which offer a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by the countries seeking to join the European Union. The reports also provide guidance on key reform priorities for each country.
On October 26, the Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives supported the building capacity training for the Forestry Industries Workers' Union of Ukraine held in Lviv.
In October, the Labor Initiatives hub in Kyiv continued the series of joint events facilitated by representatives of the charity organization Vesta. Vesta has been functioning since 2015 to help veterans and their family members with various issues, particularly legal and psychological aid, support for injured veterans, and advocacy of veteran-friendly policies and laws.
On October 24, Labor Initiatives lawyers Alina Antonenko, Kateryna Shvets, and Nadiia Yolkina conducted a webinar about preventing and combating bullying (mobbing) at the workplace for more than 90 representatives of the National Trade Union of Cultural Workers of Ukraine.
On October 7 and 21, Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives supported two online seminars for union leaders of the Nova Poshta Union (Nova Poshta company is the biggest private postal and logistics operator in Ukraine) about peculiarities of day-to-day communication with management and negotiation on better worker conditions.
On October 9-11, Labor Initiatives lawyers Inna Kudinska and Nadiia Yolkina joined SC Ukraine Country Program Director Tristan Masat at the 3rd International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW) Conference in Casablanca, Morocco. The ILAW Network was established in 2018 and now encompasses more than 1,300 members in over 90 countries.
On October 9, 2024, after a year of court proceedings, the Supreme Court of Ukraine ruled the final decision in the second reinstatement case of prominent union leader and whistleblower Olena Bebeshko from the Independent Trade Union of Aviation Workers, a long-standing partner to Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives.
On October 2, LI's legal director, George Sandul, spoke during the round table discussion and interim presentation of the joint survey “Human Capital: Challenges and Opportunities” by IREX and American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.
