Solidarity (Polish trade union)
Polish trade union federation
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Solidarity (Polish: Solidarność, pronounced [sɔliˈdarnɔɕt͡ɕ] (
listen); full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union "Solidarity" – Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy "Solidarność" [ɲezaˈlɛʐnɨ samɔˈʐɔndnɨ ˈzvjɔ̃zɛk zavɔˈdɔvɨ sɔliˈdarnɔɕt͡ɕ]) is a Polish trade union that began on 17 September 1980 at the Gdańsk Shipyard under the leadership of 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] which was one in three of the total working-age population of Poland.[4] Solidarity helped bring free elections to Poland. These elections were important as the country moved away from Communism.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Guardian newspaper report
- ↑ (in Polish) 30 lat po Sierpniu'80: "Solidarność zakładnikiem własnej historii" 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 Retrieved on 7 June 2011
