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The Dilemma of Reform in the Soviet Union

Book by Timothy J. Colton; Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1984

Subjects:

Heads Of State--Soviet Union--Succession, Soviet Union--Politics And Government--1953-1985, Soviet Union--Politics And Government--1985-1991

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...pretenders to the role of spokesman for the interests of the working people"-a pointed allusion to Lech Walesa and the Solidarity union. 42 Which problems are most capable of shearing "the partys bond with the people"? Which will command...
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European Labor Unions

Book by Joan Campbell; Greenwood Press, 1992

Subjects:

Labor Unions--Europe--Encyclopedias

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...structure of the trade unions dating from 1949. De facto trade union pluralism. Lech Walesa represents Poland at...Creation of new official unions. 1984 Formation of...amendment of the 1982 Trade Union Act and the rele galization...action, and elects Walesa as head of its executive...Poland Alliance of Trade Unions reelects Alfred Miodowicz...
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Perspectives on the Enlargement of the European Union

Book by Cameron Ross; Brill, 2002

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European Union--Membership

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...Europe than in the Soviet Union, while those who managed...Poland where in 1980 Lech Walesa, backed by the Catholic Church, brought the trade union Solidarity out on strike...initiation of reform in the Soviet Union itself. Through the autumn...
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The Soviet Union: 1917-1991

Book by Martin McCauley; Longman, 1993

Subjects:

Soviet Union--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...a series of strikes against acute food shortages during the summer of 1980. The Solidarity trade-union movement emerged, headed by Lech Walesa, and began to challenge the leading role of the Polish United Workers Party, the communist party...
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Poland and the European Union

Book by Karl Cordell; Routledge, 2000

Subjects:

European Union--Poland, Poland--Foreign Relations, Poland--Politics And Government--1989-

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...their control, the policies of the Soviet Union were little better. The main victims in...here. The electrician was of course Lech Walesa. The movement he helped found and came to dominate was Solidarity. This trades union cum mass movement for reform gripped the...

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Journal Articles on: walesa union

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Consensus and Division over Poland's Entry into the European Union

Journal article by Donald E. Pienkos; East European Quarterly, Vol. 37, 2003

Subjects:

Economic integration--Analysis, European Union, International economic integration, International economic integration--Analysis, Kwasniewski, Aleksander, Miller, Leszek

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Polands Entry into the European Union. by Donald E. Pienkos On...countrys entry into the European Union. In all, 58.8 percent of...grandchildren of the voters; Walesa agreed, stating that the next...all workers in the European Union countries. Its current rate...go to EU farmers under the Unions common agricultural policy...
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Unions in the Twenty-First Century

Journal article by David Bonior; Challenge, Vol. 40, 1997

Subjects:

Labor unions--Social aspects, Twenty-first century--Economic aspects

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...and what you earn existed not only in union shops - unions helped establish value for the whole...Kansas City are not represented by a union.
If unions can recouple the link between wages...male bastion. Part of the reason why union membership declined is because unions have not reached out to the places and...
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The European Union's Politics of Identity and the Legacy of 1989

Journal article by Stefan Auer; Humanities Research, Vol. 16, 2010

Subjects:

Communism, European Union, Nazi groups, Peace

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The European Unions Politics of Identity and the Legacy of 1989 by Stefan Auer The European Union loves anniversaries. To the extent...through the creation of the European Union. The second section focuses on one...legacy of 1989 could damage the European Unions credibility rather than enhance its...the dissonance caused by the European Unions attempts to appropriate the legacy of...supranational institutions of the European Union, such as the European Commission...
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Between High Politics and Civil Society: Polish Trade Unions in the Process of Democratization after 1989

Journal article by Tomasz Inglot; Perspectives on Political Science, Vol. 27, 1998

Subjects:

Political Science--Study And Teaching--Periodicals

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...Rebirth of Solidarity After Lech Walesa lost the presidency to former...originally sponsored by the union in February 1996. Although...referendum binding. Moreover, the unions constitutional proposal...weakened the impact of the unions, as did fragmentation within the trade union movement. As a result the...country. Even when anti-union sentiments prevailed within...extreme action to push trade unions out of politics. Throughout...
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Can the Memory of a Historical Uprising Reduce Transitional Uncertainty? a Comparative Study of Hungary and the Former Soviet Union

Journal article by Gergana Yankova; Demokratizatsiya, Vol. 16, 2008

Subjects:

Communism, Demonstrations & protests, Political power, Politics, Preferences

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Study of Hungary and the Former Soviet Union by Gergana Yankova Political actors form...about their public support. As the Soviet Union began to dissolve in 1989, however, the...and the unknown reaction of the Soviet Union. Incumbents dealt with uncertainty in...

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Magazine Articles on: walesa union

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Poland: Two Years after Walesa

Magazine article by D.E.M. Mihas; Contemporary Review, Vol. 272, January 1998

Subjects:

Poland--Politics and government, Walesa, Lech--Political activity

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...end to the so-called Walesa era which lasted about...electrician to trade union leader to opposition...has been terminated. Walesa has shown that, to say...charismatic figure, such as Walesa but, to a certain extent...banners of the Freedom Union (UW), a liberal pro...
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Against Walesa, Any Solidarity?

Magazine article by Daniel Singer; The Nation, Vol. 261, November 27, 1995

Subjects:

Kwasniewski, Aleksander--Political activity, Poland--Political aspects, Presidential candidates--Political activity, Presidential elections, Presidents--Elections, Walesa, Lech--Political activity

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...Echoed by the media, Walesa trumpeted that such combined...youth section of the Union of Labor, the nearest...He cannot believe that Walesa the Nobel Prize winner...NATO and the European Union: Neutrality is fine...will not compete with Walesa in false promises. An...
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Bitter Hope in a Cold Climate

Magazine article by Daniel Singer; The Nation, Vol. 240, June 22, 1985

Subjects:

Foreign correspondents--Personal narratives, Poland--Political aspects, Solidarity Independent Trade Union--Political activity, Walesa, Lech--Interviews

Collections: Entire Library

...alternative was, in my opinion, the unions main weakness. Tuesday, February...give opportunities to youth. Walesa, 36 at the time of the strike...claims there are about 300,000 union militants and around 1.2...timing of our meeting with Lech Walesa. We check with Father Henryk...of the block of flats where Walesa lives. Jeanne draws my attention...
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Poland Chooses - What's at Stake

Magazine article by Daniel Singer, Lawrence Goodwyn; The Nation, Vol. 251, November 26, 1990

Subjects:

Economic policy--Poland, Mazowiecki, Tadeusz--Political activity, Poland--Political aspects, Solidarity Independent Trade Union--Officials and employees, Walesa, Lech--Political activity

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...declined sharply. What kind of union movement, and more especially what kind of union leadership, are we dealing with in Poland today? DS: Lech Walesa is both "national savior...membership than the "official" unions did under the old regime...steel mills and the mines. Walesa owes his original rise to his...
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Letter from Europe: Top Down or Bottom Up?

Magazine article by Daniel Singer; The Nation, Vol. 244, June 6, 1987

Subjects:

Gorbachev, Mikhail--Political activity, Poland--History, Social problems--International aspects, Soviet Union--History, Soviet history, Walesa, Lech--Bibliography, Working class--Europe

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...establishment of free labor unions, sponsored by KOR...military intervention. Walesa and his closest advisers...registered as a free union. The threat of Soviet...Wojciech Jaruzelski than is Walesa himself. "Corporal Walesa has an undeniable respect...It is in the Soviet Union, where the establishment...won. Can the Soviet Unions radical reformers learn...

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Newspaper Articles on: walesa union

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No Turning Back the Clock; in Association with RBS Interview Poking Fun at His Former Soviet Masters and Praising a Europe without Borders, Former Polish President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lech Walesa Tells Karen Dent Why He Believes Migrant Workers Are Good for Poland - and the North East

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), May 9, 2008

Subjects:

Migrant labor, Nobel laureates, Walesa, Lech

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...started the Solidarity union in 1980 - came to the...to ask them to invite Walesa to speak in Durham...of the former Soviet Unions leaders. But growing...outside only," means Walesa is a great fan of the...subsidy from the European Union," he said. "Of course...invested in them." And Walesa is adamant the clock...
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Solidarity, Brother; Tommy Sheridan's Socialist Breakaway Group to Adopt Name of Anti-Communist Party Set Up by Ex-Polish President Lech Walesa

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 18, 2006

Subjects:

Scottish Socialist Party

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Ex-Polish President Lech Walesa. Byline: STUART NICOLSON...the anti-Communist trade union founded by former Polish president Lech Walesa. The new party will see Mr...world by former shipyard worker Walesa. The full name of the new...
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Walesa, De Klerk Agree U.S. Key Player Both Call for Help in DuPage Visits

Newspaper article by Deborah Kadin, Kimbriell Granderson; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 12, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...future on that." Walesas trade union movement, "Solidarity...Communists. With elections in 1990, Walesa, an electrician by trade...year-old now heads the Lech Walesa Institute that aims to advance...society has not been easy, Walesa said. It was a struggle no...
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Walesa: Economic Aid Will Foster Democracy Solidarity Founder in Elmhurst

Newspaper article by Deborah Kadin; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 12, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Walesa: Economic Aid Will Foster Democracy...The electrician whose trade union movement Solidarity toppled...security. And Nobel laureate Lech Walesa asked that next generation of...opportunities to do great things," Walesa said during a speech at Elmhurst...
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Dear Mr. Walesa.

Newspaper article by Arnold Beichman; The Washington Times, June 28, 1999

Subjects:

Berlin Wall

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...signed the resolution. Mr. Walesa refused to do so, arguing that...As president of Poland, Mr. Walesa in 1990 contributed the Nobel...Berlin Wall, built by the Soviet Union, brutally divided a city...I hope, dear President Walesa, that you will read this appeal...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: walesa union

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Solidarity

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...SOLIDARITY Polish independent trade union federation formed in Sept., 1980. Led by Lech Walesa , it grew rapidly in size...movement had died down enough for Walesa to be released from prison...formed. In Dec., 1990, Walesa was elected president and...
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Poland

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...highest unemployment rate in the European Union. Poland exports machinery and transportation...Polish-Lithuanian state was created by the Union of Lublin (1569). The arts and sciences...kingdom ("Congress Poland"), in personal union with the czar of Russia. The western provinces...
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WalĘsa, Lech

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

WALESA, LECH lekh vawen z , 1943...leadership of the independent trade union Solidarity . A moderate, he...government was in power, but Walesa became increasingly critical...Mazowiecki. In Dec., 1990, Walesa was elected president of Poland...
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Jaruzelski, Wojciech

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1981 crisis involving the trade union Solidarity , Jaruzelski became...Solidarity leaders, including Lech Walesa . By the end of 1982, Solidarity...martial law was lifted, and Walesa was released. In 1987, Jaruzelski...was succeeded as president by Walesa in Dec., 1990. In 1993...
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KwaŚniewski, Aleksander

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Communist party at 23, and was an organizer of the Socialist Union of Polish Students during the late 1970s. He was the editor...economy, he was elected president, narrowly defeating Lech Walesa ; he was reelected in 2000...

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