Word: gdansk
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...eleven-man presidium accepted a compromise plan for worker self-management without consulting the rank-and-file. The new plan, which would give workers a limited voice in choosing their own plant managers, fell short of initial sweeping demands for worker autonomy. Many of the delegates returned to Gdansk spoiling for a fight with their own leaders...
Walesa fought hard last week to bring back under control the union he had worked so hard to build. On the second day of the Gdansk session, he grasped the white lectern with both hands and angrily replied to his critics. "Don't think I'm a fool, or that I am manipulated by the experts," he said, responding to charges that he depended too heavily on his advisers. Walesa berated the radicals for seeking "to destroy the Sejm [parliament] and government, take their place, and become more totalitarian than they are." He added: "This we cannot...
...GDANSK, Poland--The congress of Poland's independent labor union Solidarity yesterday threatened to stage a token nationwide strike if the communist government does not comply with their call for a price freeze...
...workers' councils. Each side would have a right to veto the other's appointments, with the courts acting as final arbiter. At week's end parliament passed a self-management bill almost identical to the Solidarity proposal, which was still subject to approval at the Gdansk convention...
...parliamentary vote appeared to strengthen the hand of Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa and his fellow moderates, who faced a crucial showdown with union radicals as the ten-day Gdansk session opened on Saturday. Solidarity Secretary Andrzej Celinski hailed the government measure as a "victory for the union." When a number of congress delegates grumbled during opening sessions that the legislation did not, go far enough, Solidarity spokesmen argued yet again that some compromise was necessary. Said one State Department analyst: "Basically, the government has said that if the moderates come through, we'll try it. If they...