Association of Trade Unions

The Association of Trade Unions (Polish: Zrzeszenie Związków Zawodowych, ZZZ) was a nominal national trade union federation in Poland.

The federation was founded in 1945. It claimed 4,000,000 members by 1956,[1] and 12,000,000 in 1980.[2] It was closely linked with the Polish United Workers' Party, although temporarily achieved some autonomy in 1956.[3]

In 1980, Solidarity was established as an independent trade union. It proved highly popular; the ZZZ lost most of its membership, and was dissolved in December.[2] Its assets were later passed to the new All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions.[4]

Affiliates

In 1956, the following unions were affiliates:[1]

  • Agricultural and Forestry Workers' Trade Union
  • Chemical Industry Workers' Trade Union
  • Communal Economy Employees' Trade Union
  • Communication Workers' Trade Union
  • Construction, Ceramics and Allied Trade Workers' Union
  • Cultural Workers' Trade Union
  • Electrical Power Workers' Trade Union
  • Food Industry Workers' Trade Union
  • Foundry Industry Workers' Trade Union
  • Health Service Workers' Trade Union
  • Metal Workers' Trade Union
  • Miners' Trade Union
  • Railway Workers' Trade Union
  • Road and Air Transport Workers' Trade Union
  • Shipping Workers' Trade Union
  • State and Public Workers' Trade Union
  • Textile, Clothing and Leather Industry Workers' Trade Union
  • Wood Products and Local Industry Workers' Trade Union
  • Trade Workers' Trade Union

Presidents
1945: Kazimierz Witaszewski
1948: Edward Ochab
1949: Aleksander Zawadzki
1950: Wiktor Kłosiewicz
1956: Ignacy Loga-Sowiński
1971: Władysław Kruczek
1980: Jan Szydlak
1980: Romuald Jankowski

References
  1. Mitchell, James P. (1955). Directory of Labour Organizations: Europe. Washington DC: United States Department of Labour.
  2. Mason, David S. (June 1987). "Poland's New Trade Unions". Soviet Studies. 39 (3): 489–508. doi:10.1080/09668138708411708.
  3. Gardawski, Juliusz; Mrozowicki, Adam; Czarzasty, Jan (2012). Trade Unions in Poland. Brussels: ETUI. ISBN 9782874522482.
  4. "Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 4 May 2021.


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