Adam Rogalewski has been appointed as the OPZZ Gay and Lesbian Liaison for
the All Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) by leader Jan Gruz.
Rogalewski represents OPZZ in the British union Unison dealing with Polish
workers' affairs.

- There are not many officially reported and litigated cases of sexual
orientation discrimination in employment till now as most of them remained
"in the closet", said Krzysztof Śmiszek from Campaign Against Homophobia's
(KPH) legal group.

Rogalewski is a lawer, he has graduaded from Jagiellonian University in
Krakow. He was the Secretary of KPH Krakow and later became the branch
coordinator for the years 2005-2007. This is an unprecedented event as no
Polish trade union has had a gay and lesbian liaison.

OPZZ was established in 1984 and is one of the largest Polish trade unions, uniting
700,000 members. OPZZ is affiliated to the International Trade Union
Confederation (ITUC) and to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

For more information: http://opzz.org.pl