Founder Walesa Quits Solidarity Trade Union
From Times Wire Reports
Former Polish President Lech Walesa said he had quit Solidarity, the trade union he founded that helped bring the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate said he had opposed Solidarity’s decision to support the ruling conservative Law and Justice Party in elections last year.
Solidarity leaders said Walesa officially had not been a member since January because he had not paid his annual dues.
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