Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk employees discuss collective agreement at their first conference in Svobodny
Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk Profsoyuz, the company's primary trade union, initiated the conference which gathered more than 150 delegates representing all company divisions.
One of the main items on the conference agenda was the issue of the collective agreement which shall regulate social and labour relations at the company. The majority of delegates (134 people) backed the initiative to empower the trade union to negotiate and sign the collective agreement.
Denis Gruzov, Chairman of the primary trade union Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk Profsoyuz.
The delegates made an almost unanimous decision to set up a labour dispute commission.
«Such a commission will simplify the interaction of the employees with the employer, since it is responsible for resolving many issues affecting the workforce. We brought up this initiative and determined the commission members at the trade union committee, and our colleagues backed us,» said Denis Gruzov, Chairman of the primary trade union Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk Profsoyuz.
The employees' conference of Russia's largest gas processing plant was attended by Kirill Bogush, Deputy Chairman of the interregional trade union Gazprom Profsoyuz, which includes the primary trade union of the Amur GPP.
«The purpose of the trade union is to find solutions in a dialogue with the workforce. A collective agreement is an instrument for interaction between an employer and an employee implemented at many gas industry companies. And it is an important instrument for such a large plant as the Amur GPP. Moreover, the Amur GPP team is young, active and not afraid to talk about issues of concern. This is the essence of social dialogue and social partnership,» said Kirill Bogush, Deputy Chairman of the interregional trade union.
More than 50 questions received from the employees were considered at the conference, with the delegates having asked 14 questions.
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