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But relief in no way means •relaxation. message clear. Only by using their collective strength can the workers. safeguard their rights.

The trust they put in Gierek after the 1970 strike wave will be extended to Kania. Strikes were still going on many areas when we left.. most cases the aim was to ensure that the Gdansk agreement would be applied in their area.

No-one is foolish enough to believe that the government will willingly allow free unions to be set up throughout the country. The workers know that they have to impose the LCHS agreement, because the bureaucracy will use every opportunity to undermine it.

At one of Poland's biggest aircraft factories, southern city of Mielec, employees were approached individualv to sign a statement saying that they were quite happy with the official union. 18,000 workers immediately struck, forcing the local party boss to back down.