The Association of Trade Unions (Polish: Zrzeszenie Związków Zawodowych, ZZZ) was a nominal national trade union federation in Poland.
The federation was founded in 1945. It claimed 4,000,000 members by 1956,[1] and 12,000,000 in 1980.[2] It was closely linked with the Polish United Workers' Party, although temporarily achieved some autonomy in 1956.[3]
In 1980, Solidarity was established as an independent trade union. It proved highly popular; the ZZZ lost most of its membership, and was dissolved in December.[2] Its assets were later passed to the new All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions.[4]
Affiliates
editIn 1956, the following unions were affiliates:[1]
- Agricultural and Forestry Workers' Trade Union
- Chemical Industry Workers' Trade Union
- Communal Economy Employees' Trade Union
- Communication Workers' Trade Union
- Construction, Ceramics and Allied Trade Workers' Union
- Cultural Workers' Trade Union
- Electrical Power Workers' Trade Union
- Food Industry Workers' Trade Union
- Foundry Industry Workers' Trade Union
- Health Service Workers' Trade Union
- Metal Workers' Trade Union
- Miners' Trade Union
- Railway Workers' Trade Union
- Road and Air Transport Workers' Trade Union
- Shipping Workers' Trade Union
- State and Public Workers' Trade Union
- Textile, Clothing and Leather Industry Workers' Trade Union
- Wood Products and Local Industry Workers' Trade Union
- Trade Workers' Trade Union
Presidents
edit- 1945: Kazimierz Witaszewski
- 1948: Edward Ochab
- 1949: Aleksander Zawadzki
- 1950: Wiktor Kłosiewicz
- 1956: Ignacy Loga-Sowiński
- 1971: Władysław Kruczek
- 1980: Jan Szydlak
- 1980: Romuald Jankowski
References
edit- ^ a b Mitchell, James P. (1955). Directory of Labour Organizations: Europe. Washington DC: United States Department of Labour.
- ^ a b Mason, David S. (June 1987). "Poland's New Trade Unions". Soviet Studies. 39 (3): 489–508. doi:10.1080/09668138708411708.
- ^ Gardawski, Juliusz; Mrozowicki, Adam; Czarzasty, Jan (2012). Trade Unions in Poland. Brussels: ETUI. ISBN 9782874522482.
- ^ "Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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