Abstract

Cooperative Unions as an Instrument for the Support of Social Cooperatives in Poland
Summary
The article provides basic information on the evolution of cooperative
unions in Poland. It shows the numerous advantages of membership of
cooperative unions for individual cooperatives, which helps them on the
road to economic and social success. This is particularly important for
social cooperatives, whose aim is to act on behalf of their members’ social
and professional reintegration. The article describes the Polish union
of social cooperatives, the country’s only representative body for social
cooperatives with the legal authority to act as a partner in discussions
and negotiations with administrative bodies on new legislation relating
to social cooperatives. The article is supplemented with a set of proposals
concerning cooperative unions for the legislator’s consideration in the
draft of a new act on the cooperative movement.