Trade Union

The Company’s Primary Trade Union Organization of Salavat Trade Union No. 1 was established on October 12, 2012 by Gazprom neftekhim Salavat staff, members of Salavat Trade Union No. 1 (founded on August 07, 2012, OGRN (Primary State Registration Number) 1120200004198). A Regulation on Primary Trade Union Organization was approved at that time. Yuri Evdokimov was elected Chairman of the Primary Trade Union Organization. The Trade Union Committee consisting of three members was elected as well.

Trade Union

Discussion of pressing issues at the trade-union meeting


On November 06, 2012 the organization was registered by the Department of the Ministry of Justice of Russia for the Republic of Bashkortostan under reference No. 03121110096. On November 14, 2012 the Ministry of Justice made an entry of the non-profit organization into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities under Primary State Registration Number 1120200004913.

Over the past years four collective bargaining agreements were concluded (for the years 2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2015–2017 and 2018–2020).

On January 20, 2017, due to amendment of the federal legislation, the 2nd reporting conference of the Company’s Primary Trade Union Organization made a decision to repeal the Regulation and approve a Charter of the Company’s Primary Trade Union Organization of Salavat Trade Union No. 1. The Charter was registered with the Ministry of Justice under No. 253 on February 15, 2017.

On October 10, 2017 a new Trade Union Committee consisting of seven members, Monitor, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Trade Union were elected by the resolution of the 3rd reporting-elective conference. Yuri Evdokimov was elected Chairman of the Primary Trade Union Organization by a majority vote of the conference delegates.

On November 16, 2020 Andrei Shapchenko was elected Chairman by the resolution of the 5th extraordinary elective conference of the Company’s Primary Trade Union Organization of Salavat Trade Union No. 1. 

On October 12, 2022 the 6th reporting-elective conference made a decision to elect a new Trade Union Committee and a Monitor for a five-year term of office. Andrei Shapchenko was elected Chairman.

Andrey Shapchenko, Chairman of Trade Union Committee of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat

Andrey Shapchenko, Chairman of Trade Union Committee of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat


Primary Trade Union Organization of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat remains a reliable social partner of the Company, which duly represents interests of the Company’s staff at all the levels.