Robotnicy, duchowni i aparat administracyjno-partyjny. Strajki w Hucie Stalowa Wola w 1988 roku
The Workers, Clergy and Administrative-Party Apparatus Strikes in Huta Stalowa Wola in 1988
Author(s): Marcin BukałaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Stalowa Wola; Independent Self-Governing Trade Union “Solidarity”; the opposition; strikes; 1988; Parish of Our Lady Queen of Polish in Stalowa Wola; Edward Frankowski
Summary/Abstract: This article applies the three workers' strikes in Huta Stalowa Wola in Stalowa Wola in 1988. Their description was made on the background of nationwide protests, which forced the communist government to discussions with representatives of the opposition. The text based on the rich source material − archives of the Polish United Workers' Party, the documents of the Security Service (special service in PRL), records of judicial process and the press. The article shows that the members of the illegal Independent Self-Governing Trade Union “Solidarity” from Stalowa Wola could count on the support of the local Roman Catholic priests. Only in this way, it was possible the success of the strike (22 August - 1 September 1988.), whose aim was to re-register the “Solidarity”. Protesting workers and supporting their priests (especially Edward Frankowski) were victimized and persecuted by the communist authorities.
Journal: Roczniki Teologiczne
- Issue Year: 62/2015
- Issue No: 04
- Page Range: 219-233
- Page Count: 15