Wałęsa, Lech, 1943-

2010: The Reuther Year in Review

jruss — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:32:09 -0500

2010 was a big year for the Walter P. Reuther Library. The Reuther's major collection, the Archive of Labor and Urban Affairs (ALUA), turned 50, and the Reuther Library’s building, which houses ALUA and the Wayne State University Archives, was completed 35 years ago in 1975. While celebrating these two milestones, we accomplished many goals. read more »

Solidarność Exhibit — 2010

kchinery — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:31:41 -0400

Thirty years ago, Poland captured the world’s attention when the workers of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk went on strike and launched a national rebellion. Solidarność, the free trade union born during the strike, developed into a social movement that established a democratic government in Poland and eventually led to the end of the Cold War in Eastern Europe. The Reuther Library’s latest exhibit, "Solidarność: Poland’s Struggle for Freedom, 1980-1990," provides an historical account of Solidarność from the events leading up to the first strike in 1980 through the 1989 election in Poland. read more »

(12212) Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990

mwallace — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:57:21 -0500

Solidarnosc: Poland and the Struggle for Freedom, 1980 - 1990 Exhibit Opening event. Former President of Poland, Lech Walesa, poses with UAW President Bob King.

http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/node/6920

(27999) Albert Shanker and Lech Walesa

jhelpap — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:53:29 -0500

Albert Shanker shaking hands with Lech Walesa at an AFL-CIO convention.

(28009) Lech Walesa

jhelpap — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:49:16 -0500

Lech Walesa holding a bust statue of President Abraham Lincoln that he received as an award from the New York AFL-CIO.

(28659) Lech Walesa, Solidarnosc, Gdańsk, 1983

eclemens — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:29:46 -0400

Portrait of Lech Walesa as he leaves the Gdańsk Shipyard.

Photographer's note: "I wanted to get a picture as the leader and founder of Solidarity, Poland's outlawed labor organization, left the shipyard at 2:00, the end of his shift. He had to come to his van, so I positioned myself there, where he would be in the foreground as he walked from the gates. I had to be unobtrusive, as the authorities did not want us there."

Remarks at the Lech Walesa Dinner, International Rescue Committee

jruss — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:56:21 -0500

Al Shanker comments briefly on the recent dissolution of the Soviet Empire, extolling Lech Walesa and others for their contributions to the causes of freedom, democracy, and human rights. He ends by introducing the next speaker, Carl Gershman.