Solidarity is a socialist group in the United States, led by Trotskyists and post-Trotskyists. It was formed in 1986 from the fusion of the International Socialists, Workers' Power and Socialist Unity. The first two groups had only recently been reunited in a single organisation, while the latter was a fragment of the Socialist Workers Party. Solidarity was named after the Polish Solidarnosc —at that time it was an independent labor union which in Solidarity's view challenged the Soviet Union from the left. The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Socialists were a Trotskyist group in the United States. ... Socialist Unity was a Trotskyist group in the United States. ... Solidarity (Polish Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980, originally led by Lech Wałęsa. ...

From the beginning, Solidarity was an avowedly pluralist organization that included traditional Trotskyists, left-wing Shachtmanites, Luxemburgists, socialist feminists, and veterans of New Left groups. Founded on the basis of far-left regroupment, Solidarity sought to unite with other groups and create a large revolutionary socialist and feminist organization. Solidarity also had substantial impact in the trade union movement, especially in Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU), and as the driving force behind the union reform magainze Labor Notes. It has also had great success in circulating thousands of copies of its journal, Against the Current. However in its own terms it was in the short term a failure as the original aim had been to regroup with at least some of the fragments of the disintegrating New Communist Movement, a purpose which was not achieved. Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... Shachtmanism is a critical term applied to the form of Trotskyism associated with Max Shachtman. ... Rosa Luxemburg (March 5, 1870 or 1871 - January 15, 1919, in Polish language Róża Luksemburg) was a Polish and German Jewish Marxist politician, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary. ... The New Left is a term used in political discourse to refer to radical movements from the 1960s onwards. ... The New Communist Movement (NCM) was a leftist political movement of the 1970s and 1980s in the United States. ...

During the 1990s, two organizations fused with Solidarity—the Fourth Internationalist Tendency (a group expelled from the SWP) in September 1992 and Activists for Independent Socialist Politics (a Socialist Action split that had previously worked in Committees of Correspondence). It has also initiated internal fractions that work inside the Labor Party and the Green Party. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... The Socialist Workers Party is a small communist political party in the United States. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also Socialist Action (UK). ... This article is about the historical committee of correspondence. ... The United States Labor Party is a social democratic political party advocating workers interests. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ...

Discussions of regroupment and "Left Refoundation" have been initiated between Solidarity and groups such as Left Turn and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. In 2002, members of the Trotskyist League joined Solidarity. Solidarity has pursued stronger relations with the Socialist Party USA and the International Socialist Organization; these organizations have occasionally sponsored joint forums and demonstration contingents with Solidarity. Left Turn is the name of two left wing political groups, currently or formerly associated with the International Socialist Tendency. ... The Freedom Road Socialist Organization is a revolutionary socialist political party in the United States. ... The Socialist Party of the United States of America (SPUSA) is one of the heirs to the Socialist Party of America of Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas. ... This article is about the International Socialist Organization in the United States. ...

In 2000, Solidarity endorsed both the Green Party's Ralph Nader and Socialist Party USA's David McReynolds for President. In August 2004 Solidarity again endorsed the candidacy of Ralph Nader. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an activist attorney who opposes the power of large corporations and has worked for decades on environmental, consumer rights, and pro-democracy issues. ... The Socialist Party of the United States of America (SPUSA) is one of the heirs to the Socialist Party of America of Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas. ... David McReynolds is an American socialist politician. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an activist attorney who opposes the power of large corporations and has worked for decades on environmental, consumer rights, and pro-democracy issues. ...

External Links

• Solidarity: Socialism, Feminism, Activism, Labor official site

• Against the Current bi-monthly magazine published by Solidarity

• In Defense of American Trotskyism: Rebuilding the Revolutionary Party. Edited by Paul Le Blanc. Published by the Fourth Internationalist Tendency, First Edition: December, 1990. Archived on Marxist Internet Archive. Retrieved April 20, 2005.