18.11.2008 For the Seventh Time the Mogilev Authorities Refuse Registration to Trade Union
The Mogilev City Executive Committee spent more than two months instead of one, envisaged by legislation, yet it could not make a decision on registration of primary city organization of the Belarusian Radio and Electronics Workers’ Union (REWU). Officials demanded additional documents that have been not stipulated by the Instruction on Registration and illegally summoned trade union activists “for a conversation”. All this was going on until on 4 November the Lessor has notified the City Executive Committee about the intention to withdraw legal address provided to the trade union organization earlier. And officials at once made the decision - to refuse registration to trade union. It took place for the seventh (!) time.more >>

14.11.2008 The REWU trade union conducts a campaign to promote its proposals to the new General Agreement
At present activists of the Belarusian Radio and Electronics Workers’ Union (REWU) are involved in dissemination of information about their proposals to the new General Agreement for 2009-2011 at large enterprises of the country. Trade unionists hope that labor collectives would support these proposals, otherwise the Government of Belarus would simply ignore them.more >>

11.11.2008 Support Free Trade Union Activists at Open Joint Stock Company “Polotsk Fiber-Glass”!
Activists of primary organization of the Belarusian Free Trade Union (SPB) at Open Joint Stock Company “Polotsk Fiber-Glass” and the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions urge workers of our country, foreign trade unions and international organizations to support SPB primary organization in its struggle for workers’ rights and send letters of protest against discrimination of trade union to enterprise management.more >>

06.11.2008 Government set to save on low-profit households
The Ministry of Labor has reduced the minimum living rate, citing lower costs for vegetables. But independent economists reckon the government is looking for money.more >>

05.11.2008 Officials of the Mogilev City Executive Committee call the REWU activists for a “talk”
The Belarusian Radio and Electronics Workers’ Union (REWU) for 5 years has been trying to register its city primary organization in Mogilev. The last time the documents have been submitted to the City Executive Committee this August. It is the seventh time that the activists received information that Mogilev City authorities refuse registration. On top of this trade union members are called to the City Executive Committee Ideological Department to “talk”.more >>

31.10.2008 REWU activists will approach MPs requesting to restore privileges
On Saturday 25 October, 120 activists of the Belarusian Radio and Electronics Workers’ Union (REWU), supporting return of privileges for travel, have gathered at the Minsk office of the organization to decide how to act further. Minsk City authorities have three times turned down requests of initiators of returning privileges to carry out organizational meeting without which they cannot collect signatures. Trade unionists have decided to choose other strategy for actions.more >>

24.10.2008 Initiators of returning privileges will reconsider their strategy of actions
Minsk City authorities refused third time to initiators of return of privileges for travel among whom the Belarusian Radio and Electronics Workers’ Union (REWU) to carry out an organizational assembly.more >>

20.10.2008 Part of “BelWest” Workers Wish to Leave Official Trade Union
Almost twenty workers of “BelWest” enterprise (Vitebsk) have written applications to quit membership with the Belarusian Light Industry Trade Union, protesting against the order of management to compensate the revealed shortage with means of their wages. They are ready to create a primary organization of independent trade union. Angela Svistunova, Chairperson of the official trade union committee has refused to comment on a situation. As she said, financial status of the enterprise is “stable and normal”, and half of those dissatisfied have already withdrawn their applications.more >>

10.10.2008 BCDTU Will Sum up Activity for 15 years of its History
Next VII Convention of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions takes place on 11 December 2008. The decision to hold it was adopted at the session of BCDTU Council on 7 October.more >>

10.10.2008 Primary Organization of Free Trade Union Entered into Labor Dispute with the Employer
Conference of Free Trade Union of Belarus (SPB) activists-workers of Open Joint Stock Company “Polotsk Fiber Glass” on 7 October adopted a decision to send a letter to the employer, demanding to include into the collective agreement 13 of 15 provisions which became subject of disagreement between trade union and the management. Victor Stukov, the SPB primary organization Chairperson has informed about it. In essence it means that the trade union has entered into labor dispute with the employer.more >>