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Justice was served in Sofia, Bulgaria on 30 October 2012, when the Supreme Administrative Court of Sofia ruled in favor of the union Podkrepa IBM. The court upheld a decision by the Admininstative Court of Sofia from 1 January 2012, whereby the court ruled that the Podkrepa IBM union was legal and set up according to democratic and lawful procedures. IBM Bulgaria must now recognize the union and its elected leadership.



In 2010, the union was created in face of the many workplace problems at IBM Bulgaria. Upon learning about the existence of the union, IBM contested the registration of the union and began a fierce anti-union campaign. Union members were harassed and intimidated, and union leaders – including the president – were fired.



The recent decision by the Supreme Administrative Court was an important victory for the union, which has now filed a request with the court for reinstatement of the union president. The union also has a case pending regarding illegal discrimination at IBM Bulgaria