History of Solidarity of the USSR ruled by a one-party communist regime—but for the whole of the Eastern bloc. Solidarity's example led to the spread of anti-communist ideas and movements throughout the Eastern Bloc, weakening communist governments. This process later culminated in the Revolutions of 1989. In the 1990s, Solidarity's influence on Poland's political scene waned. A political arm of the "Solidarity" movement, Solidarity Electoral Action ("AWS"), was founded in 1996 and would win the Polish parliamentary elections in 1997, only to lose the subsequent 2001 elections. Thereafter, Solidarity had little influence as a political party, though it did become the largest trade
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