Solidarity (Polish trade union)

Polish trade union federation evolved into broad anti-authoritarian social movement

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.

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