Gdańsk, 1980: >>21 Demands<<

[Lamanov]

Where can I find a full text, in English (or Polish, or whatever, if necessary) of "21 Demands" released by Inter-Strike Committee (Międzyzakładowy Komitet Strajkowy, MKS) in Gdańsk, 17 August 1980?

[Devrim]

I think it might be in Simon&#39;s book &#39;Poland 1980-1&#39;
Devrim

[Lamanov]

If someone has it, they should type it down (I&#39;m guessing it&#39;s not very long) and post it somewhere (I guess LibCom would like to have it).

[catch]

Originally posted by DJ&#045;[email protected] 12, 2007 05:50 pm
If someone has it, they should type it down (I&#39;m guessing it&#39;s not very long) and post it somewhere (I guess LibCom would like to have it).
Yes, we would.

Devrim, you mean Henri Simon? Only reference I can find to Simon Poland 1980-1 is your post..

[catch]

Found it (82 not 81), got it for 1.50 on Amazon as well&#33;

[Lamanov]

In case anyone is interested by now, Wikipedia was updated with the full text.

Here they are:


1. Acceptance of free trade unions independent of the Communist Party and of enterprises, in accordance with convention No. 87 of the International Labor Organization concerning the right to form free trade unions. 2. A guarantee of the right to strike and of the security of strikers.
3. Compliance with the constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech, the press and publication, including freedom for independent publishers, and the availability of the mass media to representatives of all faiths.
4. A return of former rights to: 1) People dismissed from work after the 1970 and 1976 strikes. 2) Students expelled because of their views. The release of all political prisoners, among them Edward Zadrozynski, Jan Kozlowski, and Marek Kozlowski. A halt in repression of the individual because of personal conviction.
5. Availability to the mass media of information about the formation of the Inter-factory Strike Committee and publication of its demands.
6. Bringing the country out of its crisis situation by the following means: a) making public complete information about the social-economic situation. b) enabling all social classes to take part in discussion of the reform programme.
7. Compensation of all workers taking part in the strike for the period of the strike.
8. An increase in the pay of each worker by 2,000 złoty a month.
9. Guaranteed automatic increases in pay on the basis of increases in prices and the decline in real income.
10. A full supply of food products for the domestic market, with exports limited to surpluses.
11. The abolition of ‘commercial’ prices and of other sales for hard currency in special shops.
12. The selection of management personnel on the basis of qualifications, not party membership. Privileges of the secret police, regular police and party apparatus to be eliminated.
13. The introduction of food coupons for meat and meat products.
14. Reduction in the age for retirement for women to 50 and for men to 55.
15. Conformity of old-age pensions and annuities with what has actually been paid in.
16. Improvements in the working conditions of the health service.
17. Assurances of a reasonable number of places in day-care centers and kindergartens for the children of working mothers.
18. Paid maternity leave for three years.
19. A decrease in the waiting period for apartments.
20. An increase in the commuter’s allowance to 100 złoty.
21. A day of rest on Saturday. Workers in the brigade system or round-the-clock jobs are to be compensated for the loss of free Saturdays with increased leave or other paid time off.