FILE PHOTO: General view of Wujek Coal Mine is seen during sunset in Katowice, Poland October 16, 2108. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
KATOWICE, Poland (Reuters) - Poland's biggest coal company, state-run PGG, agreed on Monday to spend 44 million zlotys ($11 million) on one-off bonuses for miners this year, its chief executive said after talks with trade unions which demanded more cash as an election looms.
Pressure for salary increases is building in coal mining and other industries before a parliamentary election on Oct. 13. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) has pledged to increase the minimum wage and raise teachers' salaries, among other promises.
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