Goddeeris Idesbald - Solidarity with solidarity: Western European trade unions and the Polish crisis, 1980-1982

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Western European Trade Unions
and the Polish Crisis, 19801982

Edited by
Idesbald Goddeeris

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Solidarity with solidarity : Western European trade unions and the Polish crisis, 19801982 / edited by Idesbald Goddeeris.

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ISBN 978-0-7391-5070-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-7391-5072-6 (electronic)

1. Labor unionsPolitical activityEurope, WesternHistory20th century. 2. International labor activitiesEurope, WesternHistory20th century. 3. Labor movementPolandHistory20th century. 4. NSZZ Solidarno (Labor Organization)History. I. Goddeeris, Idesbald, 1972

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