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 (13,870 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], https://www.solidarnosc.org.pl/[13]
- IPA transcription: sɔliˈdarnɔɕt͡ɕ[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Solidarity (Polish trade union)[15]
- Replaces: Zrzeszenie Związków Zawodowych[16]
- Affiliation: International Trade Union Confederation[17]
- Alexa rank: 916,330[18]
- Native label: Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy „Solidarność”[19]
- Different from: Solidarité[20], Solidarnost[21], solidarity[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- Has works in the collection: Archives of National Commission of Solidarity Trade Union[24], Polish Underground Library at Libri Prohibiti[25], Poznan Anarchist Library Archive[26], Polish Underground Publications Collection at Polish Library POSK in London[27], Solidarity Posters Collection[28], Solidarity Collection at the British Library[29]
- P14750: 9DA1-3746-91A3-2B75-70E8[30]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Solidarity include "Solidarity" Szczecin-Goleniów Airport[31], an airport[32], in Poland[33]; Solidarity Prize[34], an award[35], in Poland[36], founded in 2014[37], headquartered in Warsaw[38]; and Aleja Solidarności in Warsaw[39], a street[40], in Poland[41].
Why It Matters
Solidarity has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Solidarity is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Solidarity include "Solidarity" Szczecin-Goleniów Airport[31], an airport[32], in Poland[33]; Solidarity Prize[34], an award[35], in Poland[36], founded in 2014[37], headquartered in Warsaw[38]; and Aleja Solidarności in Warsaw[39], a street[40], in Poland[41].