In Kalinkovichi, militia tries to bring suffered activist to justice 07.05.2013 Denis Rabenok, the leader of the city group of the REP Trade Union, was attacked with the use of tear gas. The activist has turned to law enforcement bodies; however, as it turned out later, the militia made the activist guilty.more >>

BNP activists congratulate their colleagues on Workers' Solidarity Day at the "Naftan" checkpoint (photo) 02.05.2013 Activists of the primary organization of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union in the city of Novopolotsk found a possibility, in spite of the authorities' ban to hold trade union actions on May 1, to mark the May Say holiday. Near the factory checkpoint, young people have congratulated the workers of the chemical enterprise on the holiday and presented them with souvenirs with trade union symbols.more >>

"Miserable and tolerant people are much easier to command, aren 02.05.2013 On the eve of the International Workers' Day, the "Salidarnasts" has cleared out the problems that worry workers in the first place; what the workers are dissatisfied with at their enterprises; and what claims they have to the authorities in power.more >>

REP Trade Union activists: since authorities hush up effects of low radiation, we`ll tell people about it (photo) 26.04.2013 On the eve of the 27th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), activists of the REP Trade Union visited, as members of the delegation of democratic forces of the Gomel Region, the district centres Korma, Chechersk and Vetka and laid wreaths at the memorials of evacuated villages, thus, commemorating the victims of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP.more >>

Authorities ban REP`s May Day action 25.04.2013 The Minsk City Executive Committee has refused to sanction the tally planned by the REP Trade Union on May 1, on the International Labour Day. "The authorities have once again violated the workers' rights and demonstrated their fear of the workers," said the leader of the REP Trade Union Gennady Fedynich.more >>

Rights of workers: yesterday they gave a permit, today – they took it away 24.04.2013 The administration of the Baranovichi Hotel "Horizon" has at the last moment refused to provide room to the REP Trade Union for holding legal consultations.more >>

Viktor Stukov: "I thought I`m going to Polotsk Court, and it turned out that it is the court of Irina Dorotko." 16.04.2013 Judge of the Polotsk Court Irina Dorotko has rejected all of the arguments of the trade union leader Victor Stukov, and upheld the employer's decision to dismiss him. According to Victor Stukov, the objections of the trade union lawyer Elena Eskova were responded by the judge as follows: "I don't know about other courts, but here is my court!"more >>

Viktor Stukov: "If the judge is fair, 99.9% that we win the case" 12.04.2013 Viktor Stukov, the chairman of the primary organization of the Free Trade Union of Belarus (SPB) of the workers of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Polotsk Steklovolokno", is fighting against his unfair and unlawful dismissal. The trade unionist has told the Praca-by.info about details of the trial and why he had fallen out of favour of the employer.more >>

REP decides to back up BKDP 11.04.2013 The members of the Presidium of the REP Trade Union have unanimously decided to apply to the Minsk City Executive Committee for an action dated to the World Day of Labour, marked on May 1, in Bangalore Square. The trade union has stressed that activists will go to Bangalore only if the authorities fail to sanction the May Day event applied for by the BKDP (Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions) in the Park of the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution.more >>

REP Trade Union accepts one new member every day 11.04.2013 At a regular sitting held today, on April 11, the members of the Presidium of the REP Trade Union accepted nine new members. During the first week of April, the union has grown up by nine members.more >>