Wage labor, strikes, and the Solidarity movement in Poland (1980–1989)

1. Price hikes trigger nationwide strike wave

   Jul 1, 1980Labels: Polish government, Workers

   • HISTORY
   • Britannica

2. Gdańsk Shipyard strike begins

   Aug 14, 1980Labels: Gda sk, Lenin Shipyard

   • HISTORY
   • PolishHistory

3. Interfactory committee issues 21 demands

   Aug 17, 1980Labels: Interfactory Committee, 21 demands

   • UNESCO
   • HISTORY

4. Gdańsk Agreement recognizes Solidarity

   Aug 31, 1980Labels: Gda sk, Solidarity

   • PolishHistory
   • HISTORY

5. Solidarity gains official registration

   Nov 10, 1980Labels: Solidarity, NSZZ

   • Solidarity
   • UNESCO

6. National warning strike after Bydgoszcz beatings

   Mar 27, 1981Labels: Bydgoszcz, Solidarity

   • PolishHistory
   • WarningStrike

7. Martial law imposed; union leaders detained

   Dec 13, 1981Labels: Martial law, Communist government

   • UNESCO
   • Britannica

8. Wujek mine strike crushed with lethal force

   Dec 16, 1981Labels: Wujek Mine, Katowice

   • Wujek
   • Britannica

9. Solidarity formally outlawed

   Oct 8, 1982Labels: Solidarity, Ban

   • UNESCO
   • Solidarity

10. Martial law lifted, but controls persist

    Jul 22, 1983Labels: Martial law, Polish state

    • WashingtonPost
    • Britannica

11. Wałęsa awarded Nobel Peace Prize

    Oct 1, 1983Labels: Lech Wa, Nobel Prize

    • Nobel
    • Britannica

12. Popiełuszko murdered; public outrage grows

    Oct 19, 1984Labels: Jerzy Popie, Security Service

    • Popie uszko
    • WashingtonPost

13. Political amnesty frees remaining prisoners

    Sep 12, 1986Labels: Political amnesty, Government

    • WashingtonPost
    • Britannica

14. 1988 strikes force government toward talks

    Sep 1, 1988Labels: 1988 strikes, Workers

    • UPI
    • Britannica

15. Round Table Talks begin in Warsaw

    Feb 6, 1989Labels: Round Table, Warsaw

    • WashingtonPost
    • PolishHistory

16. Round Table Agreement sets semi-free elections

    Apr 5, 1989Labels: Round Table, Elections

    • PolishHistory
    • RoundTable

17. Solidarity re-legalized and returns to open life

    Apr 17, 1989Labels: Solidarity, Re-legalization

    • Solidarity
    • RoundTable

18. Semi-free elections deliver Solidarity victory

    Jun 4, 1989Labels: Semi-free elections, Solidarity

    • 1989Election
    • PolishHistory

19. Mazowiecki becomes first non-communist prime minister

    Aug 24, 1989Labels: Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Prime Minister

    • Britannica
    • NATO

20. Balcerowicz reform plan presented to public

    Oct 6, 1989Labels: Leszek Balcerowicz, Economic reform

    • Balcerowicz
    • Britannica