Strajk w kopalni „Julian” 13-17 grudnia 1981 roku
The strike at the mine “Julian” on 13th–17th December 1981

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present – on the basis of the analysis of the Security Service files and the accounts of some participants of the strike at the mine “Julian” (Piekary Śląskie) – the reasons, the course and the consequences of the strike undertaken in response to the introduction of martial law. The article informs about the detention of the leading activists of the “Solidarity” structure at the mine, the initial, chaotic attempts at organising the strike, the increasing tension escalated by the authorities, and finally the culminating point when the news about the brutal pacification of the strike at the mine “Wujek” reached the participants of the strike at the mine “Julian.” There is also a presentation of the consequences for the leaders and participants of the strike: apart from the fact that the more active participants were discharged from their posts and called to account by misdemeanour boards, the leaders of the protest received suspended prison sentences.

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