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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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
list of political demands ⓘ
abbreviation MKS ⓘ
associatedEvent Gdańsk shipyard strike of 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
author Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee in Gdańsk ⓘ
linked to: Solidarity movement
country Poland ⓘ
creatorRole striking shipyard workers ⓘ
date 1980 ⓘ
demand broadcast of religious services on state media ⓘ
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 ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Cold War ⓘ
impact became a symbol of resistance to authoritarian rule in Eastern Europe ⓘ
contributed to the erosion of communist control in Poland ⓘ
inspired formation of the Solidarity trade union ⓘ
language Polish ⓘ
location Gdańsk ⓘ
Gdańsk Shipyard ⓘ
mainSubject civil rights ⓘ
trade union rights ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ
medium written list ⓘ
movement Solidarity movement ⓘ
opposedSystem communist rule in Poland ⓘ
partOf Polish 1980 strikes ⓘ
politicalContext Polish People's Republic ⓘ
relatedTo Gdańsk Agreement ⓘ
Solidarity ⓘ
linked to: Solidarność
significance challenged the monopoly of power of the Polish United Workers' Party ⓘ
laid the foundation for the Solidarity movement ⓘ
typeOfRight civil liberties ⓘ
labor rights ⓘ

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