Wujek mine workers initiate underground protest against PGG restructuring plans

Eleven miners at the Wujek facility in Katowice have launched an underground protest to demand that the mine's liquidation be managed exclusively by Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG) rather than external contractors. The Sierpień 80 trade union has signaled further escalation with planned demonstrations at the Ministry of Energy and PGG headquarters. The protest highlights ongoing labor tensions regarding the state-led phase-out of coal mining operations in Poland.