THE free trade unions in have set up a na tiona structure. A• steerina committee was elected from an open conference in Gdansk last week, and congress is to be organised 0 0 d ve The : delegates representing 35 inter-factory committees and 150 single factory groups - were torn between two dangers.
On the one hand, are acutely aware that the regime will try to cut them off from their base in the factories. Strike leader Lech Walesa told the conference how he had been offered the top post in the official union organisation, and the fear of bureaucratisation Is present.
On the other hand, the workers have to have a form of national which can counter divide-and-rule the authorities.
In Kielce, for instance, a series of strikes have continued over the past week as 10COH party officials tried to stop the formation of a free trade Lodz, according to the new twice-weekly bulletin of the Social Self-Defence mittee (KOR), they police have been checking the papers of those who call in at the free trade union office.
Obstacles The conference adopted CYBI a resolution accusing government of 'obstacles' to the promised that the limitations of the and its demands stand most starkiy exposea (ironi page artice course it en.
course it What do they years of bureaucratic rule in which class. stifled witn tic arzu party knows best'? But the really striking feature of the workers' up surge nas beer the way in which the Tan ame me tenersno das on the lessons of 1971 and 1976.
Their resolute stand has dealt a stunning blow to the bureaucracy. They have still to overcome their doubts about the possibility of projecting type proach means and CISCUSS Convince about the programme for political not denounce them.
Polish ror all their weaknesses, they are 'our' people: besi organisation the of have union. In Comsecurity implementation Gdansk agreement through-. the out Poland. Walesa told the creating press afterwards have been too conciliatory'.
In 1956 the workers coun'cis that were set un were rapidly the official structures. limitations.
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want Uncl the day learnt. Says Walesa:
They that we erode are not firm Discussion coopted back into ing Tothat lesson has been are beginning to the accords becuse weakens us.
This is why we are now say"No more", and we will be acting in consequence.
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