21 demands of the MKS
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The 21 demands of the MKS were a landmark set of worker and civil rights demands issued by striking shipyard workers in Gdańsk in 1980, which laid the foundation for the Solidarity movement and challenged communist rule in Poland.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 21 demands of the MKS canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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list of political demands ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MKS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Gdańsk shipyard strike of 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee in Gdańsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| creatorRole | striking shipyard workers ⓘ |
| date | 1980 ⓘ |
| demand |
broadcast of religious services on state media
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equal rights for all workers ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ guarantees of job security ⓘ improvement of health care ⓘ improvement of living standards ⓘ increase in wages ⓘ introduction of Saturdays off from work ⓘ pensions adjusted to cost of living ⓘ publication of information about the strike in mass media ⓘ reduction of censorship ⓘ reintroduction of dismissed workers ⓘ release of political prisoners ⓘ right to form independent trade unions ⓘ right to strike ⓘ shortening of waiting times for apartments ⓘ |
| fullNameOfMKS | Międzyzakładowy Komitet Strajkowy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Cold War ⓘ |
| impact |
became a symbol of resistance to authoritarian rule in Eastern Europe
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contributed to the erosion of communist control in Poland ⓘ |
| inspired | formation of the Solidarity trade union ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| location |
Gdańsk
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Gdańsk Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights
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trade union rights ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| medium | written list ⓘ |
| movement | Solidarity movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedSystem | communist rule in Poland ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish 1980 strikes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Polish People's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gdańsk Agreement
NERFINISHED
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Solidarity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
challenged the monopoly of power of the Polish United Workers' Party
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laid the foundation for the Solidarity movement ⓘ |
| typeOfRight |
civil liberties
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labor rights ⓘ |
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