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© John Angerson<br /> March 27th 1981 <br /> Gdansk shipyard. Poland. The trade union Solidarity headed by Lech Wałęsa commenced a first nationwide strike in protest against police beating of several union activists (including Jan Rulewski) in Bydgoszcz.The whole country was bought to a standstill, this first major strike demonstrated the enormous influence of Solidarity in the following years.
© John Angerson
March 27th 1981
Gdansk shipyard. Poland. The trade union Solidarity headed by Lech Wałęsa commenced a first nationwide strike in protest against police beating of several union activists (including Jan Rulewski) in Bydgoszcz.The whole country was bought to a standstill, this first major strike demonstrated the enormous influence of Solidarity in the following years.