Appeal for Solidarity seven | Socialist Action 1983

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SEVEN of the best known leaders of the Polish free Solidarity facing charges of trying to overthrow the state by force'.

They include Andrzej Gwiazda, one of the best known Gdansk, who helped to negotiate the Gdansk Sugust 1980, and Karol agreement avroozelewski well known in the West for his 'Open Letter to the co-authored with Jacek Kuron.

others, all former leaders of regional committees Solidarity, Seweryn Jaworski, . Marian Jurcчук, Gregorz Palka, Andrzej Rozplochowski and Jan Rulewski.

The seven were all interned after the December clamp down. The charges against them stem directSolidarity leaders. from their activity as Today despite the apparent 'normalisation' there are still 3000 Solidarity supporters sentenced or awaiting trial for their union activities.

The Polish Soldarity Campaign is launching an appeal for signatures unionists in support of the seven to go the Polish embassy.

The campaign to release the seven has already been supported the Committee Labour Party. • Add your name to the petition and get sheets from PSC, Avenue Road, London Majority Unemployment reaches into the majority of working people's homes which is why opinion polls show that the question of unemployment is the most important issue in the fortheoming general election.

Yet despite this the government given the chance - intend to preside over further mass sackings. But workers •ale fighting against these Tory plans:

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