“The Power of Solidarity” – Trade Union School for Young Public Servants Unionists

On September 20, Inna Kudinska, a lawyer affiliated with Labor Initiatives and Solidarity Center, and George Sandul, Labor Initiatives legal director, took part as trainers in the trade union school for young union activists called “The Power of Solidarity” supported by Swedish Public Servants Union Fackförbundet ST and conducted by the Youth Committee of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine.

40 unionists from different sectors and regions of Ukraine joined the school held in the city of Uzhgorod. 

Inna and George outlined the tendencies of the labor reform in Ukraine as well as provided practical legal hints necessary in day-to-day union work. The overall emphasis of the school and the LI training session was the collective bargaining work because, even amidst the war, it has been the most powerful union instrument to improve workers` lives. In addition, the recent adoption of the new legislation on collective agreements became a catalyst of increased interest in this topic among unionists.