Labour Union (Poland)

Political party in PolandLabour Union Unia PracyLeaderWaldemar WitkowskiFounded7 June 1992Merger ofDemocratic-Social MovementPolish Social Democratic UnionLabour SolidarityHeadquartersUl. Nowogrodzka 4, 00-513 WarsawYouth wingLabour YouthIdeologySocial democracyProgressivismPro-EuropeanismPolitical positionCentre-leftNational affiliationThe LeftEuropean Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and DemocratsColours RedSejm0 / 460Senate1 / 100European Parliament0 / 53Regional assemblies0 / 552Websiteuniapracy.org.plPolitics of PolandPolitical partiesElections Labour Union (Polish: Unia Pracy, UP) is a minor social-democratic political party in Poland. It was a member of the Party of European Socialists (PES) until April 2022. History Labour Union was formed in June 1992. The party contested the 1993 parliamentary elections, obtaining 7.28% of the popular vote and had 41 representatives elected to the lower house (Sejm). In the following parliamentary elections of 1997, UP received only 4.74% of votes, thereby falling short of the required 5% threshold for election to the Sejm. At the 2001 parliamentary elections, UP entered into an electoral alliance with the major Polish s