Wave of workers' strikes in the Polish People's Republic
1988 Polish strikes
Part of the Cold War and the anti-communist resistance in Poland (1944–1989)
Demonstration in front of the main gate of Warsaw University, May 1988
Date
21 April - 1 September 1988 (4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Gdańsk; especially the shipyard, Upper Silesia, Stalowa Wola, as well as Szczecin
Methods
Protesting, riots, demonstrations
Resulted in
The government negotiates with Solidarność
Polish Round Table Agreement starts
Parliamentary elections start on June 4, 1989
Parties
Polish government
Solidarity-supporting protesters
Lead figures
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Zbigniew Messner
Lech Wałęsa
The 1988 Polish strikes were a massive wave of workers' strikes which broke out from 21 April 1988 in the Polish People's Republic.
The strikes, as well as street demonstrations, continued throughout spring and summer, ending in early September 1988. These actions shook the Communist regime of the country to such an extent that it was forced to begin talking about recognising Solidarity.[1] As a result, later that year, the regime decided to negotiate with the opposition,[2] which opened way for the 1989 Round Table Agreement. The second, much bigger wave of strikes (August 1988) surprised both the government, and top leaders of Solidarity, who were not expecting actions of such intensity. These strikes were mostly organized by local activists, who had no idea that their leaders from Warsaw had already started secret negotiations with the Communists.[3]
^Turning the tables? by Andy Zebrowski “The second massive wave of strikes this year has shaken the Polish regime to such an extent that it doesn't know which way to turn”
^Pushing back the curtain. BBC News, Poland 1984 - 1988
^Second August, by Andrzej Grajewski
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