HUNGER has As reports collapsing on the job from lack of food, the ruling authorities cynically allow the economic crisis to deteriorate in an attempt to discredit the independent union movement, Solidarity.
The appalling food crisis has prompted widespread strikes OVCi recent weeks. The Hius publicised was that of the workers Zyrardon near Warsaw WHO finally returned to work week. In Solidarity bulletin one of them. who mainly women, explained their plight: returned to the streets of mount of workers regions of Solidarity were repat the meeting, and a steering. committee was established based on the SCImanagement bodies.
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The ruling bureaucrats zoo are searcnno ror new political solutions the CauS accident that General Jaruzelski has become the party leader as the 11C W army is drawn increasingly into the centre of the political stage to bolster the discredited vally apparatus.
Army But this manoeuvre has dangers for the authorities There aTen signs of unease within the army itself. A letter from barracks was recently printed the Warsaw declared: 'We will not be a tool in the hands of those in power. We declare that against the workers. le against the workers. want to serve them.
And the Solidarity branch at the Huta Batory labour movement your organisation corresponding factory or union branch in your union or Labour movement funds details can be obtained from foundry in Katowice recently sent the following telex to all other workplaces: 'You must organise meetings those called up for the did in ou factory on 20 October on the theme: "Soldiers must Hevel aral De use deals! the workers as they were in 1956, 1970 and 1976' Organise similar meetings Archbishop Glemp İNPREKOR SAMORA», BOLIDARNO8C, BIUROL edition of Inprecor, the Fourth International. You can help get revolutionary Marxist literature into Send 2XP.
in your workplaces.' So now the Polish rulers are toying with the idea of an even historic bolder move: compromise' government of national unity involving not just the party and the army, but also the church and Solidarity.
Talks Top level talks have been held between General Jaruzelski, Archbishop Glemp and Lech Walesa to explore the possibility.
Last week the paper Zycie Warszawy underlined the INPREKOR - first number of a Polish is now being distributed in Poland by supporters of cash to: Weekly (Polish fund), c/o PO Box 50, London N1 Lech Walesa tries to persuade women workers at Zyrardow to return to work talks: unprecedented meeting between political moral authorities flay be crucial importance for quick establishment national agreement.' everyone in Solidarity is happy the idea of such a formula 'national sa vauol The Lodz branch of Solidarity passed resolution on 19 October bulletille out that bodies such as a 'national front lol understanaing ana cooperation' would have 'a decorative Character whose competence would General Jaruzelski Resolution 1. A steering committee (KZ) of the national federation of self-management (KFS) is created. 2. This steering committee is constituted by the regional co-ordinations of the WOrKCIS representatives from each region. region has a consultative voice. 3. The workers' councils of institutions az lies rises re representegional the through ordination. 4. KZ KFS is a provisional body until the holding of national workers' until decided by the regional councils of selfmanagement.
KZ KFS is open to all regional coordinations of councils.
6. KZ Krs has no powel workers' councils. It can taken decisions in the form of: resolutions which bind its executive or resolumons represenung c common point of view. 7. The aim of the KFS is to allow the creation and functioning structures and organisations regulating the functioning of a seit-managemeni model for the economy and state. 8. The KFS realises this statutory aim by: - organising co-operation between the existing councils or those in formation and between their representatives; be limited and composition less representative 'Its creation would be aimed al establishing semblance of control over the initiatives of the authorities, thereby giving them a certain legitimacy. Solidarity should only take part in institutions really representative of society, assuring ons control ove authorities.
In the race against time before the economic chaos demoralises the Polish workers there are broadly two trends of thought developing within Lech Walesa the acts, and acts, abrogating them;
management two Each authorities, institutions;
regional through referenda;
- explaining its congress of ouner wast regional parliaments;
information; • the cover of the establishment federation.
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Socialist Challenge union movement over the way forward There are Inose wno seek a broad compromise the allowing independent unions to snare power On the other hand there are those who put the emphasis on the development of the movement for workers self-management, inked a national council self-management right of veto over the Love uneas policies. The outcome o inıs race may snap the future development of the Polish crisis. particıpatıng in the elaboration of draft legislation and other parliamentar decrees, presentings its opinion on suck putting forward own proposals within this framework; - checking the existing laws and other La view to modifying — representing the position of the selfthe organisations and - organising consultation on economic problems in the broadest sense, including point of view on the socio-economic reform — acting with the aim of creating socio. economic chambers in the national and - setting out the ways and means of casano or cue economy aru stale preparing and distributing — co-operating with other organisations on common goals of action.
The steering committee should realise the above-mentioned goals insofar as no national federation of selt-managemen councils is set up. It should not however forget its primary objective to elaborate future form of statutes and the of the aforementioned The provisional seat of the KZ KFS is the Upper Silesia Region, Katowice, ul 17, tel: telex:
12 November 1981
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