Serhiy Byzov, head of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, announced a large-scale cleansing of the trade union movement from individuals involved in property abuse and corruption schemes. One of the first decisions after his election was to introduce a strict moratorium on the alienation of trade union assets, UNN reports.
As soon as I was elected, on July 1, 2025, the first decision of the Council (of trade unions – ed.) was to impose a moratorium on the alienation of property, so that not a single brick would be sold. And we have preserved what we have today
He emphasized that at the same time, a systemic personnel purge began in the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine. According to him, all individuals involved in the crisis in the trade union movement, illegal property transactions, and corruption schemes have already been removed from influence.
All those who currently have criminal cases, who led to the crisis of the trade union movement, who traded trade union property, are either dismissed or fled to the front. But when they return, they will definitely be dismissed the next day. All official investigations have been conducted against them
According to him, it is additionally necessary to find out whether those who are trying to avoid responsibility for corruption by claiming to have gone to the front are actually serving.
Byzov separately sharply criticized the previous leadership of the trade unions, accusing them of abusing the trust of trade union members.
Several people sat at the head of the trade union movement and simply treated people like a herd. And all our parents, those who paid membership fees, at the expense of which (trade unions – ed.) were built, they (the previous leadership of the FPU – ed.) allowed themselves to alienate this property, transfer it to businessmen, sell it, invent various models (...) schemes
According to the head of the FPU, a deep transformation of the trade union asset management system is currently underway. In particular, supervisory boards are being updated and approaches to property use are changing.
Today, trade union property will serve working people. And we are working very hard on this now, because the situation is such that we have it (property – ed.), but an ordinary trade union member, a trade unionist, does not feel it
He also noted that the new strategy for the development of the trade union movement provides real benefits specifically for ordinary trade union members, so that they can directly use the organization's resources and property.
Recall
As UNN previously wrote, Volodymyr Saienko, deputy head of the Federation of Trade Unions, who tried to get out of custody for 150,000 US dollars, was sentenced to 4 years in prison. The court chose this preventive measure for him within the framework of another criminal proceeding.
The verdict has not yet entered into force, as the defense filed an appeal.
According to UNN, Saienko signed a contract for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.