Do Poles join UK trade unions?

29/01/2022 George Matlock 0

Trade unions in Britiain have been in relative decline since the 1980s. But if only 25% of UK workers are in unions, even fewer Polish workers in the UK are members. Co-author of a new survey Dominika Potkańska from the Institute of Public Affairs in Warsaw explains to George Matlock the issues and how likely are Poles to join a union.
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Dominik Tarczyński, ORLA.fm presenter, now MP

29/01/2022 George Matlock 0

Since its launch in May 2006 as the only Anglo-Polish radio station, ORLA.fm has been proud of many of its staff for the work they have done at the station, and the media and other roles that they have secured thanks to our tutelage afterwards.
Today, we celebrate the achievements of one Dominik Tarczyński, who has been sworn in as one of the youngest Poseł of the Polish Sejm, a member of the lower chamber of the Parliament, whom we welcome back for a special reunion interview with station director George Matlock.

End of the Parade

29/01/2022 George Matlock 0

The most famous Polish deli must be Parade Delicatessen opposite Ealing Broadway railway station in west London. The shop has served customers for 63 years […]

Poles to strike or give blood?

29/01/2022 George Matlock 0

ORLAfm – Some Poles plan to stage a one-day strike in the UK on August 20. But it doesn’t command the support of Polish groups, nor is there clarity about the aims, venues for protest, or legality of the action. George Byczynski of the British Poles Initiative tells ORLA.fm’s George Matlock there is a more positive way to show Poles’ contribution: by giving blood that day #PolishBlood ORLA.fm is a media patron of BPI. © ScriptEase Ltd 2021. All rights reserved