“First they came for the communists…” In May word spread in Poland of a police “visit” to an academic conference “Karl Marx 2018” organized at the Szczecin University holiday centre in the village of Pobierowo. […]
The threat of a bill banning abortion in cases of fetal malformation has been suddenly put into effect by the right-wing PiS (Law and Justice) dominated Sejm (parliament) . This met with an angry demonstration […]
The policies of Poland’s ruling ‘Law and Justice’ party, over the last two years, have thrown up one protest movement after another across the country. While largely maintaining its base of support among section of […]
Law and Justice ruling party retreats over abortion bill
Women want a real choice
Protests and a new spontaneous movement for abortion rights erupt
Parliament moves to the right
Plan of action for a general strike needed
Biggest workers’ struggle for many years
Over 30,000 joined Independence March on 11 November in Warsaw organised by far-right organisations
Combative trade union action needed to prevent a disaster
Over 1,500 anti-fascists took part in an illegal blockade to prevent Polish fascists from marching in Warsaw on 11 November.
The celebrations of the 30th anniversary of Solidarity take place against the background of attacks and an unprecedented media campaign against today’s trade unions and workers.
Last Friday, 6 August, Komorowski (Civic Platform) was sworn in as the new president in Poland.
20,000 people marched along the streets of Warsaw on 17 July on what was Eastern Europe’s largest ever gay rights demonstration.
In August 1980, Poland’s Stalinist regime was rocked by a massive strike wave which swept across the country.
Working class finds itself between the class struggle and the union bureaucracy
General strike on the agenda
‘Defend the Labour Code – for a one day General Strike!’
Government and bosses try to crush the workers’ movement
Donald Tusk government and bosses fear united workers’ struggle
Unions pledge support for industrial action at Tesco retail giant
After 46 days on strike, the miners of Budryk have won a victory.
Urgent solidarity action needed!
Right-wing populist government defeated
A revival of the class struggle and sustained political instability send the government into meltdown.
Hundreds of angry nurses camp outside Polish PM’s office for over a week
An explosion in Halemba mine in Poland has killed 23 miners.
Supposedly anti-corruption party PiS caught selling minsterial posts
Tumultuous twins sack Deputy Prime Minister Andrzej Lepper
‘Militancy once again!’
A number of Polish miners, including Krzysztof Łabądź, leader of the trade union "Sierpień 80" in the mine "KWK Budryk", have recently been sacked.
Model solidarity letter (see article)
“Their only weapon will be strikes and demonstrations”
Local workers’ leader candidate causes a stir
Pope John Paul II died Saturday 2 April – the first ever Polish pope and first non-Italian since 1523.
The struggle for socialism has to be coordinated on an international scale. That is the fundamental purpose of a revolutionary Workers’ International.
The fight for political survival of the government party, the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), has entered a new phase as the party’s leadership demands the resignation of Prime Minister Leszek Miller.
IN RECENT months Poland has been swept by a wave of strikes and protests. The most spectacular is the struggle of the Silesian miners. They are protesting against plans by the Social Democratic (SLD) government […]
Over the summer and in the last weeks Poland has seen a rising tide of protests and strikes.
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