Marchers protest outside PM's office over future of the ship-building industry

Around 3,000 people including "Solidarity" trade unionists, miners and steel workers, took part in a protest yesterday organized in defense of the ship-building industry. The unionists started their protest in front of the Prime Minister's office, throwing missiles at policemen and at the building itself as well as burning a number of tires. The disturbances ended at 2.30 p.m. after the protesters had handed their petition to Prime Minister Leszek Miller requesting him to rescue the ship-building industry. Marek Wagner, Head of the Prime Minister's office, Labor Minister Jerzy Hausner, Deputy Economy Minister Maciej Lesny and Deputy Finance Minister Wieslaw Ciesielski talked to the protesting unionists. "There were some declarations made but without any agreement between the bank and the shipyard, there will be no money for ships," said "Solidarity" Chief Janusz Sniadek, who filed the petition. He added that the unionists will wait until the government f ulfills its promises. (Zycie, p. 1) A.Z.