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Solidarity (Polish: Solidarność pronounced [sɔliˈdarnɔɕt͡ɕ] ; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity – Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy Solidarność [ɲezaˈlɛʐnɨ samɔˈʐɔndnɨ ˈzvjɔ̃zɛk zavɔˈdɔvɨ sɔliˈdarnɔɕt͡ɕ]) is a Polish trade union federation that emerged on 31 August 1980 at the Gdańsk Shipyard under the leadership of Lech Wałęsa. It was the first non-Communist Party-controlled trade union in a Warsaw Pact country.

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affiliation
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD, International Trade Union Confederation, European Trade Union Confederation
formation date
1980-08-31

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