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Unit on the Workers' Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników)

Author(s): Sławomir Sowiński
Subject(s): History
Published by: Towarzystwo Więź

Summary/Abstract: On the Workers’ Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników, KOR) which was a Polish civil society group that emerged under communist rule to give aid to prisoners detained after labor strikes in 1976 and their families. KOR was a strong example of successful organizing related to specific issues relevant in the public's daily lives, a precursor and inspiration to efforts of Solidarity a few years later.

  • Issue Year: XLIX/2006
  • Issue No: 576
  • Page Range: 62-68
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish
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