History of Solidarity History of Solidarity The history of Solidarity (, pronounced ), a Polish non-governmental trade union, began on August 14, 1980, at the Lenin Shipyards (now Gdańsk Shipyards) at its founding by Lech Wałęsa and others. In the early 1980s, it became the first independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc country. Solidarity gave rise to a broad, non-violent, anti-communist social movement that, at its height, claimed some 9.4 million members. It is considered to have contributed greatly to the fall of communism. Poland's communist government attempted to destroy the union by instituting martial law in 1981, followed by several years of
Workers Solidarity Movement out twice a year, in April and October. The WSM has also published numerous pamphlets including 'Towards a Cure' on health, 'Parliament or Democracy?' and the Irish Rebellion of 1798 Several members of the WSM as well as anarchists from the squatting community in Dublin were instrumental in organising and spearheading The Barricade Inn, Squatted Anarchist Social Centre on at 77 Parnell Street. The Irish Housing Network formed in the building, using the main meeting room to hold discussions and talks about its structures and policies. Workers Solidarity Movement The Workers Solidarity Movement is an anarchist-communist organisation in Ireland, identifying