The Signing of the August Agreements and the Establishment of "Solidarity" – Gdańsk Will Celebrate Two Anniversaries
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Donald Tusk emphasized that the Gdańsk Shipyard is an important place because 46 years ago, a major strike took place there. "We learned one simple lesson from the strike," the Prime Minister said.
One must be able to distinguish between good and evil, just as the workers in the Gdańsk Shipyard did - this is the lesson, according to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, that can be drawn on the 46th anniversary of the signing of the August Agreements.
Lech Wałęsa - former president and legendary leader of "Solidarity" - laid a wreath at the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers in Gdańsk on the 46th anniversary of the signing of the August Agreements.
August 1980 showed how powerful solidarity can be among people guided by values, said Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, SAC, President of the Polish Episcopal Conference, in connection with the 46th anniversary of the August Agreements, which falls on September 31st. "The August Agreements, the 46th anniversary of which we are celebrating this year, are an important chapter in the history of all of Poland," said the President of the Episcopal Conference…
The August Agreements signed on August 31, 1980, at the Gdańsk Shipyard were a landmark event in Polish history. Commemorative ceremonies will be held in Gdańsk to mark the anniversary of the signing of the August Agreements and the founding of "Solidarity." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYcm3h2sXoE Poland during the communist era... Empty shelves, supply shortages, rising prices, and increasingly difficult living conditions led to growing fru…
Forty-six years ago, on August 30, 1980, in the recreation room of the Adolf Warski Szczecin Shipyard, the communist authorities signed an agreement with representatives of striking crews from the region, ending the strikes in Western Pomerania. This document, which became known as the Szczecin Agreement, first stipulated the establishment of self-governing trade unions. In Szczecin, the first strike began on August 18 at the Parnica Ship Repair…
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