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After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established.
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Gdańsk Shipyard
Historic shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland
The Gdańsk Shipyard is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk, northern Poland. The yard gained international fame when Polish trade union Solidarity was founded there in September 1980. It is situated on the western side of Martwa Wisła and on Ostrów Island.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Solidarity (Polish trade union)
20th-century Polish trade union
Solidarity, full name Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity", is a Polish trade union founded in August 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. Subsequently, it was the first independent trade union in a Warsaw Pact country to be recognised by the state.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)