Although Gierek, distressed by the 1976 price increase policy failure, was persuaded by his colleagues not to resign, divisions within his team intensified.
Walau Gierek tertekan dengan kegagalan kebijakan kenaikan harga tahun 1976, ia dibujuk oleh rekannya agar tidak mengundurkan diri, perpecahan di dalam timnya semakin meruncing.