Workers' Initiative

The Workers' Initiative (Ogólnopolski Związek Zawodowy Inicjatywa Pracownicza or OZZ IP) is a Polish anarcho-syndicalist trade union. IP was established in the second half of 2001 as an informal anarchist group whose objective was the common struggle for workers' rights. As a formal nationwide anarcho-syndicalist trade union IP began to operate in September 2004.

The Workers' Initiative participated in protests against group layoffs at H. Cegielski – Poznań,   at Poczta Polska,  at an Auchan retail store, and for healthcare. Members also participated in the counter-protest to a 2012 neonazi march in Frankfurt an der Oder. In december 2020, the union coordinated a blockade of Amazon warehouses in Wrocław as part of the worldwide #MakeAmazonPay campaign.

Youth structures
Since 2020, OZZ IP has developed youth structures in multiple cities (Warsaw, Poznań, Wrocław, Toruń, Kraków, Łódź, Katowice), with over 260 members nationwide. Youth circles (koła młodych) unite young people working precarious jobs and renting in the private market, many of whom are university students. Members have organized occupations of the Warsaw University Library and Jowita student dorm in Poznań in 2023, in protest against the neglecting of social infrastructure by Polish universities.