Między obroną wolności a drogą do rewolucji. Strajk nauczycielski 1937 roku
Between the defence of freedom and the road to revolution. The teacher’s strike of 1937

Summary/Abstract: In March 1936, a Soviet edition of the youth periodical „Płomyk” was published. Some papers of that time denounced it as a part of the Soviet propaganda. To defend their good name, the publishers of the periodical sued one of such newspapers, but they lost the case. A year and a half later, in September 1937, the government suspended the Executive Board of Polish Teachers’ Union (ZNP) and appointed an administrator. One of the charges, along with financial inaccuracies, was that the organization harboured pro-communist political sympathies. In response to the government’s actions, some of the members of the Executive Board organized a sit-in, soon followed by teachers and many trade unions as well political organizations. The strike proved successful. First, the government pulled out on the previous appointment and assigned a new administrator. Subsequently, the Polish Teacher’s Union convention appointed a new Executive Board, composed of key pre-strike activists.

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