THE Polish Jaruzelski, has called for a 90-day halt to industrial action.
union movement Solidarity have replied that they reserve the right to use strikes to defend dissidents or in the event of an unsatisfactory outcome to negotiations with the government on other disputed matters.
of the Polish workers and farmers, the threat of a Soviet invasion and how to build support for the Polish workers in Britain.
WHEN the Polish workers launched wave protests against meat prices they could scarcely have realised that within months the gaze of the would be on their struggle for power.
Since then every struggle to extend their rights and improve their living standards has brought the workers into conflict the authorities.
They have fought to have their own unions, Iree trom stale control.
They have argued for the right the union nebspaper and for acon publish own the state-controlled media.
Democratic Further, they have demanded that dissidents should be allowed to express their political views without harassment, and for the sacking of corrupt officials. Most importantly thev have insisted on their right to fight for their views.
These basic demopremier, General Leaders of the independent trade DAVY JONES looks at the demands Poland they have an explosive logic.
Though capitalism as been over own !
the bureacuratic a cullicle monopoly political All the economic and political Gecsons are taken without any democrauc by the Polish workers.
When the workers begin to fight for their rights the power of the bureaucrats begins to crumble.
mutants have expressed doubts about WOLKCIS struggle. They argue that UlUl movement might lead to the restoration capitalism. But none of the workers' struggles has demanded this.
the workers demanded is a say in the running of the country, and improvements their living standards at socialists from supporting Solidarity. Historically the Church gained DICSUCC helping to protect some dissidents agallisi the government's security police. But now the caone merarcav s own interests are increasingly coming into contlict with the workers' struggle for Polish miners, like their British comrades, are in conflict with their government