In a controversial moment, a statement circulated that placed questions from outside sources into the centre of a political clash. Miners, it was argued, are not fooled by such tactics, and reactions among them were pointed but measured. This perspective came from Michał Moskal, the director of the PiS Presidential Office, speaking to a political portal.
Conference for Bogdanka
A press conference was organized by Civic Coalition member Marta Wcisło in front of the Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka offices. At the briefing, miners arrived with a banner bearing the slogan,
“Tusk, hands off Polish coal. Marta Wcisło, stay away from Bogdanka.”
As Wcisło continued, the mood grew tenser. She asserted that the company had hidden a failure behind one of Bogdanka’s walls and claimed that the board of directors refused to meet with her, instead sending union representatives.
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When asked for comment, the director of the PiS Presidential Office offered his view.
He noted that former opponents of the government labeled the mining sector in harsh terms. Some described Solidarity as a military force, suggesting that the group had no means to harm miners, a claim tied to recent social media posts by Marta Wcisło that questioned whether the union had become a militia.
He warned about the potential consequences if the political pendulum swung back to the previous leadership, suggesting that mining could face drastic measures including liquidation and intimidation of workers. He framed this as a reflection of how hard work is valued by some political forces.
When pressed about whether the mine’s trouble was intentionally concealed, the PiS official reminded readers that Bogdanka is a publicly listed company obligated to disclose all material events, including changes in production.
The official suggested that critics might be attempting to twist the facts for political ends, noting a recent attempt to obtain annual accounts from a company not yet ready to publish them. The point, he said, was to mischaracterize the situation for political gain.
He concluded by repeating a charge that the comments about the affair were drafted by others to spark controversy, and that miners responded to these tactics with discernment rather than fear.
– says Michal Moskal.
“The PiS government has shown that it is possible to work with miners in a different way”
The interlocutor reframed the situation by contrasting it with how the Civic Platform is perceived to have treated miners in the past. The assertion was that Solidarity had been portrayed as something it was not, a claim tied to historical governance under former leaders.
As the argument carried on, he asserted that, under a PiS government, miners could be engaged with through constructive collaboration. He highlighted regional strengths, noting a mine in the Lublin region that demonstrates profitability and modern development plans designed to ensure future operation, even beyond the European Union’s aim to end coal mining in Europe by 2049.
He warned that any attack on mining or miners, including workers from Silesia as seen in past years, would signal an effort to undermine the Polish mining industry as a whole.
– summarizes Michał Moskal.
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Attribution: wPolityce