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9 May 1935: Kingston Dock Boycott
On this day, 9 May 1935, port workers in Kingston, Jamaica refused to load a vessel, the MV Costa Rica. One of their complaints was that they were no…
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8 May 1978: Peru great education strike
On this day, 8 May 1978, education workers in Peru launched their first "great strike" against the military dictatorship of Francisco Morales-Bermúde…
1 day, 8 hours ago
7 May 1912: NYC waiters strike
On this day, 7 May 1912, the first general strike for waiters and hotel workers in New York City began when 150 workers at the Belmont Hotel walked o…
2 days, 8 hours ago
6 May 1937: IN Vaughan strike
On this day, 6 May 1937, 400 Black women tobacco stemmers went on strike at the IN Vaughan Company in Richmond, Virginia amidst a wave of unrest in t…
3 days, 8 hours ago
5 May 1886: Bay View massacre
On this day, 5 May 1886, the Bay View Massacre took place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
14,000 labourers at Milwaukee's largest employer, Bay View Rolling …
4 days, 8 hours ago
4 May 1970: Kent State massacre
On this day, 4 May 1970, the Kent State massacre took place when the Ohio National Guard fired 67 rounds into a crowd of students protesting against …
5 days, 8 hours ago
3 May 1926: Striking furriers arrested
On this day, 3 May 1926, police in New York City arrested 46 striking furriers, fighting for an 8-hour day. 31 of them were arrested in the fur distr…
5 days, 21 hours ago
2 May 2022: Eswatini textile strike
On this day, 2 May 2022 approximately 2000 striking garment and textile workers gathered in the Nhlangano manufacturing hub in Eswatini for a mass me…
1 week ago
1 May 1886: International Workers Day
Today, May 1, is International Workers' Day! It commemorates the sentencing to death of seven anarchist workers in Chicago who were wrongly convicted…
1 week, 1 day ago
30 April 2022: Dubai Deliveroo strike
On this day, 30 April 2022 food delivery couriers working for the Deliveroo app in Dubai went on strike, shutting down the app, and defying a ban on …
1 week, 2 days ago