Demands of
Socialist Republic1980Trade unions and workers' strugglesTrade unions and workers' struggles
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POLAND Szczecin (Stettin)
The following is the list of twentyone demands being raised by the strikers in the Gdansk region, as promulgated by the Interfactory Strike Committee (MKS) representing more than 500 factories and about 200,000 workers, It has been taken from the September 8 Intercontinental Press/Inprecor.
1. Acceptance of free trade unions independent of theCommunist Party and of enterprises, in accordance with convention No. 87 of the International Labour Organization concerning the right to form free trade unions, which was ratified by the Communist Government of Poland. 2. A guarantee of the right to strike and ofthe security of strikers and those’ aiding them, 3. Compliance with the constitutlonal guarantee of freedom of speech, the press and publications, Including freedom for Independent publishers, and the availabillty of the mass media to representatives of all falths, 4. a) A return of former rights to:
*People dismissed from work after the 1970 and 1976 strikes *Students expelled from school because of their views (b) The release of all political prisoners, among them Edmund Zadrozynski, Jan Koz— lowski and Marek Kozlowski (c) A halt in repression of the individual because of personal conviction.
5, Availability to the mass media of information about the formation of the Interfactory Strike Committee and publication of its demands, 6. The undertaking of actions aimed at bringing the country out of its crisis situation by the following means:
(a) Making public complete information about the social-economic situation. (b) Enabling all sectors and social classes to take part in discussion of the reform programme, 7. Compensation of all workers taking part in the strike for the period of the strike, with vacation pay from the Central Council of Trade Unions.
8. An increase in the base pay of each worker by 2,000 zlotys (Ir £33 at the official rate) a month Wh in prices. family subsidies, abolishing: special stores, etc. been paid in.
Akers, three years, period for apartments. as compensation for the recent rise 9. Guaranteed automatic increases in pay on the basis of Increases in prices and the decline In real Income, 10. A full supply of food products for the domestic market, with exports limited to surpluses.
11. The abolition of "commerclal'"' prices and of other sales for hard currency In special shops.
12. The selection of management personnel on the basis of qualifications, not party membership, Privileges of the secret police, regular police and party apparatus are to be eliminated by equalizing 13. The introduction of food coupors for meat and meat products (during the period In which control of the market situation is regained).
14, Reduction in the age for retirement for women to 50 and for men to 55, or after 30 years! employment in Poland for women and 35 years for men, regardless of age, 15. Conformity of old-age pensions and annuities with what has actually demands.
16, Improvements in the working conditions of the health service to insure full medical care for wor= 17. Assurances of a reasonable number of places in day-care cen- aration. tres and kindergartens for the children of working mothers.
18, Paid maternity leave for 19, A decrease in the waiting
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