Solidarity Union Clashes with Police in Warsaw, Poland

Solidarity Union Clashes with Police in Warsaw, Poland

Friday, April 25, 2003

REUTERS

A protest march by the 'Solidarity' trade union ends in in clashes with the police in front of the seat of the Polish government in Warsaw, April 25, 2003. Thousands of Polish trade unionists burned effigies of politicians and scuffled with police on Friday in Warsaw in a protest against the left-wing government's policies and record high unemployment.

Thousands Protest Unemployment in Warsaw

VOA News

25 Apr 2003, 15:08 UTC

About 20,000 Polish workers have staged a march in Warsaw to protest against government policies which they blame for high unemployment.The Solidarity union organized Friday's march on government headquarters in the capital. The demonstrators demanded measures to cut unemployment, which at nearly 19 percent is at its highest level since the 1989 fall of communist rule in Poland.

Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller's approval ratings sank to new lows this month. Mr. Miller entered office promising to revitalize Poland's economy with post-communist free market reforms. Poland last week signed the accession treaty to enter into the European Union in May, 2004. Poles still have to approve EU membership in a June referendum.