Solidarity (Polish trade union)
Solidarity is a Polish trade union that began on 17 September 1980. It started at the Gdańsk Shipyard. Its first leader was Lech Wałęsa.[1] It was the first trade union in a Warsaw Pact country that was not controlled by the Communist Party. It had 10 million members.[2][3] This was one third of the number of people who worked in Poland.[4] Solidarity helped Poland have fairer elections. These elections were important as the country became less communist.
Solidarity (Polish Trade Union) Media
- Strajk sierpniowy w Stoczni Gdańskiej im. Lenina 05.jpg
Strike committee at the Lenin Shipyard, August 1980. On stage are Bogdan Lis (left) and Lech Wałęsa (right).
- President Bush meets privately with Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa of Poland in the residence - NARA - 186403.jpg
Meeting between Wałęsa and U.S. President George H. W. Bush, 1989
30th anniversary mural depicting the murdered priest Jerzy Popiełuszko who publicly supported Solidarity during the 1980s
- Solidarity petition, Edinburgh.JPG
Students in Scotland collect signatures for a petition in support of Solidarity in 1981
- ETUC, Solidarity Trade Union - Budapest, 2011 (2).JPG
Solidarity, ETUC Demonstration—Budapest 2011
References
- ↑ "Divided Poland falls out over Solidarity". the Guardian. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ↑ (in Polish) 30 lat po Sierpniu'80: "Solidarność zakładnikiem własnej historii" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 June 2011
- ↑ (in Polish) Duda za Śniadka? by Maciej Sandecki and Marek Wąs, Gazeta Wyborcza of 24 August 2010
- ↑ (in Polish) „Solidarność" a systemowe przekształcenia Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Archived 2013-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 June 2011
