2,000 at Polish factory protest job cuts
From: UPI
About 2,000 employees of a Polish marine engine factory took to the streets Friday to demand a halt to layoffs and a new government economic policy.
The demonstration by workers at the Cegielski factory in Poznan was organized by the Solidarity union, which played a critical role in the overthrow of Poland's Communist government, Polish Radio reported. Protesters followed the same route used in 1956 by demonstrators in an uprising.
Police said a few members of the group, including some they described as anarchists, threw stones and small firecrackers at officers and set tires on fire. They also burned a small coffin symbolizing the government.
About 500 people have been laid off at the Cegielski factory.
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| Cegielski factory in Poznan |
The demonstration by workers at the Cegielski factory in Poznan was organized by the Solidarity union, which played a critical role in the overthrow of Poland's Communist government, Polish Radio reported. Protesters followed the same route used in 1956 by demonstrators in an uprising.
Police said a few members of the group, including some they described as anarchists, threw stones and small firecrackers at officers and set tires on fire. They also burned a small coffin symbolizing the government.
About 500 people have been laid off at the Cegielski factory.
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