sections railway workers joined them and their representatives were co-opted oțho le surike commillee. Irolley bus and tram workers also struck.
The workers were insisting that mue meal price increases of I Juiv should be cancelled or neutralised through wage increases. But they • Went T The was shown cow deltane raised vot porker salutory factory.
power station, dustrv and on the ratways.
Responding Gierek's The railway WUIKET. demanded new. tree elections tol the railway trade union committee and the right to strike. the workers, they demanded written guarantees from the party leaders lhal would victimisation of workers involved in mass action.
The building workers called for greater housine provision and the railway workers ¡creases inconce bonuses - the lump-sum payments for long-term service. the 18 July was a verv bad dav for building swith the the politburo. Since negotiations Lublin howlic, an also herbours' watch out for the Warsaw Pact Along with On salurday settlements were reached: the bus and tram workers won nearly all then aculands. une rawway workers won between 400 and 600 zloly a month (fl equals 60 zlory at officiat rare). sellements were also reached in other factories demanded Meanwhile the workers who had already won 10 per cent were threatening renewed strike action if their family benefit movement spread to surrounding towns: transport worken m Chelm struck and workers in a bearins
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