✊ Wałęsa Led the Strike. But What Was He Before That?

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September 1, 2026

■ Pop Quiz

One question. No cheating.

What did Lech Wałęsa do for a living before becoming the leader of the Gdańsk shipyard strike that produced the Solidarity movement?

A.He was a factory foreman at a steel mill

B.He was an unemployed electrician who had been dismissed from the shipyard

C.He was a university professor of labor relations

D.He was a journalist covering labor disputes for a Warsaw newspaper

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