Solidarity
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Summary
Solidarity is a labor union[1]. Solidarity ranks in the top 0.71% of labor union entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,411 views/month, #5 of 704).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: European Trade Union Confederation[3]
- Country: Poland[4]
- Instance of: organization[5]
- Founder: Lech Wałęsa[6]
- Headquarters location: Gdańsk[7]
- Commons category: Solidarność[8]
- Archives at: International Institute of Social History[9]
- Chairperson: Piotr Duda[10]
- Inception: September 1980[11]
- Official website: http://www.solidarnosc.org.pl[12]
- IPA transcription: sɔliˈdarnɔɕt͡ɕ[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Solidarity (Polish trade union)[14]
- Replaces: Zrzeszenie Związków Zawodowych[15]
- Affiliation: International Trade Union Confederation[16]
- Alexa rank: 916,330[17]
- Native label: Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy „Solidarność”[18]
- Different from: Solidarité[19], Solidarnost[20], solidarity[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
- Has works in the collection: Archives of National Commission of Solidarity Trade Union[23], Polish Underground Library at Libri Prohibiti[24], Poznan Anarchist Library Archive[25], Polish Underground Publications Collection at Polish Library POSK in London[26], Solidarity Posters Collection[27], Solidarity Collection at the British Library[28]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Solidarity include "Solidarity" Szczecin-Goleniów Airport[29], an airport[30], in Poland[31]; Solidarity Prize[32], an award[33], in Poland[34], founded in 2014[35], headquartered in Warsaw[36]; and Aleja Solidarności in Warsaw[37], a street[38], in Poland[39].
Why It Matters
Solidarity has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Solidarity is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Solidarity include "Solidarity" Szczecin-Goleniów Airport[29], an airport[30], in Poland[31]; Solidarity Prize[32], an award[33], in Poland[34], founded in 2014[35], headquartered in Warsaw[36]; and Aleja Solidarności in Warsaw[37], a street[38], in Poland[39].