POLAND: TALKS ON MEDIA ACCESS

Created: 8/27/1981

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POLAND! Talks on Madia Access

Solidarity and the government anticipate tough and lengthy negotiation* over the union'e demande for vr*'tr-oi. VsTsse

Onion leaders have already called theco resumeof the most difficult "battles" since the strikes of last August. Solidarity probably will make numerous demands. Including permanent control of its own television and radio programs. The talks may quickly focus, however, on the union's Insistence on

television coverage of its congress, which begins on

5 September. *eBsem>

The government has refused to give Solidaritycontrolhort dsily report on the congress. The two sides could compromise byeam of mutually acceptable radio and television personnel to report an the

If this issue is not resolved, the union isgo aheadhreatened six-day printers' members in Polish radio and TV havea limited strike in mid-September toif necessary,ationwide strike ofmedia atmonth.e

Party leader Kania, peech delivered Tuesday and televised Wednesday, made clear that the government's reluctance to countenance any challenge to its hold on the media io as strong asjTemmY

Meanwhile, some local disp'^es are also proving difficult to resolve. The Solidarity chapter in Radom, whichne-hour strike earlier this week, has still received no satisfaction of its grievances and haseries of progressively larger jobhort regionwlde strike tumorrow. printers in Olsityn have Ignored the appeal of national union leaders to return to work and havetheir protest by refusing to publish any local papers

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