Netherlands: Union leader Pawel Rudzki, unfairly dismissed for his activism

Netherlands: Union leader Pawel Rudzki, unfairly dismissed for his activism

Author: Eric Lee - LabourStart November 29, 2025 Duration: 10:52
Pawel Rudzki has not worked for the Albert Heijn supermarket chain for some two months now. An exemplary worker, never late, with a spotless record, he was bullied and lied about, given warnings he could not reply to -- and then summarily sacked. His union, the FNV, together with UNI Global Union, has been campaigning for his reinstatement. It's the subject of a major campaign on LabourStart - click here to learn more and show your support. In this interview, Pawel tells his story...

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