Self-organizing Social Dialogue: Impact of the European Union Level on the Relations between Polish Social Partners
Self-organizing Social Dialogue: Impact of the European Union Level on the Relations between Polish Social Partners

Summary/Abstract: This paper reports on autonomous actions by the social partners for the implementation of the outcomes of European social dialogue (ESD), i.e. cross-sectoral framework agreements (FA), in Poland. Autonomous actions require efficient functioning of mechanisms for bipartite dialogue. At the time of Poland’s accession to the EU, such mechanisms did not exist. This continues to be the case. This constituted a serious challenge for the social partners. However, they have made an attempt to seek alternative solutions. It was a bumpy road. The reader will be familiarised, in chronological order, with these actions. These may not be spectacular, but they have been the only long-lasting manifestation of a cross-sectoral bipartite dialogue in Poland for more than a decade, with intentions that go further and deeper than ad hoc initiatives. A reference will also be made to a relatively fresh but equally important challenge for the social partners, i.e. their inclusion in the European Semester process.

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