31 August 1980Gdansk AgreementEdward Gierek
The Government is forced to negotiate the Gdansk Agreement
Historical records for Poland in 1980, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Government is forced to negotiate the Gdansk Agreement
Workers have the right to strike & organise independent unions
The Government is forced to negotiate the Gdansk Agreement
Workers have the right to strike & organise independent unions
The Government is forced to negotiate the Gdansk Agreement
Led by electrician Lech Walesa, the workers take control of the shipyard and demand labor reform and greater civil rights including the freedom of expression and religion, and the release of political prisoners
16,000 strike for political freedom & lower food prices
Led by electrician Lech Walesa, the workers take control of the shipyard and demand labor reform and greater civil rights including the freedom of expression and religion, and the release of political prisoners
Solidarnosc, the independent trade union that emerged from the Lenin Shipyard strike, becomes a labor movement representing workers led by chairman Walesa
16,000 strike for political freedom & lower food prices
Led by electrician Lech Walesa, the workers take control of the shipyard and demand labor reform and greater civil rights including the freedom of expression and religion, and the release of political prisoners
Solidarnosc, the independent trade union that emerged from the Lenin Shipyard strike, becomes a labor movement representing workers led by chairman Walesa
The Communist Government authorizes the increase in food prices for the summer of 1980, a revival of labor disturbances erupts throughout Poland, workers in the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk go on strike
Solidarity was founded at the Lenin Shipyards, where Lech Walesa and others formed a broad anti-communist social movement ranging from people associated with the Catholic Church to members of the anti-communist Left
Solidarity was founded at the Lenin Shipyards, where Lech Walesa and others formed a broad anti-communist social movement ranging from people associated with the Catholic Church to members of the anti-communist Left
Solidaritys first national congress elect Lech Walesa as a president and adopts a republican program, the "Self-governing Republic"
Dismissed & replaced by Kania
Price rises, food shortages & debt force Poland to reform the economy
Forced to grant legal status to Solidarity
Appointed Party Chairman
Forced to grant legal status to Solidarity
Forced to grant legal status to Solidarity
Solidaritys first national congress elect Lech Walesa as a president and adopts a republican program, the "Self-governing Republic". Solidarity is organized as an industrial union, according to the One Big Union principle, along the lines of the Industrial Workers of the World and the Spanish Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo (workers in every trade was organized by region)
An independent & democratic trade union by the end of the year has over 10,000 members
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