One can say openly that the content, form and language of our dialogue with society were too often discordant with society’s views, too often reflected our desires rather than the thoughts, needs and problems of working people, especially the working class.[...]

It would be a mistake to think that the strike in the Gdańsk Shipyard, and then in several hundred other work establishments in the Tricity, was the effect of actions by a small group of representatives of anti-socialist forces, that its goals originated from sources isolated from the working class or hostile to People’s Poland. [...]

At present - the whole community of the Tricity, including party organisations - thinks that only a responsible dialogue can help overcome the stalemate and get the strikers to resume work.

I will resort to a strongly-worded statement: the party should make an effort and shake the dirt off its own back. It’s high time for us to do this, and irrespective of positions and levels. Work and not beautiful talk is what counts. Everybody should be held accountable for performance at work. This is what the shipyard workers have been demanding, and for a long time. […]. And yet these are our slogans, let’s prevent them from being stolen for dissidents.