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Solidarity in Poland
Solidarity, an independent labor federation in Poland, did not just pop up overnight and become this great social movement. There were many years of government persecution and economic hardship that gradually evolved into a national movement. In 1970 Poland's government tried to change the economic conditions and began t ....
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.... though the workers started their shift at 6:00 while we started at 6:45. The workers stood in one place talking. Someone was trying to explain to them but he was immediately drowned out with whistles and yells (Laba, 21).
1,000 workers left the shipyard and began a march towards the city square in downtown Gdansk. The march turned violent when police started to use gas and clubs to disperse the march. Government buildings were subsequently vandalized and set on fire. The strike spread to Gdynia and other factories in Gdansk. The riots ended in Gdynia when militiame ....
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