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14 May 2021: Livorno dockers Gaza boycott
On this day, 14 May 2021, dock workers in Livorno, Italy, refused to load weapons and explosives destined for Israel during a wave of Israeli attacks…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
13 May 1935: Jamaica banana loaders strike
On this day, 13 May 1935, workers loading bananas in Oracabessa, Jamaica, went on strike and rioted. They blocked roads to prevent strikebreakers fro…
3 months ago
12 May 1978: Saab Scania strike
On this day, 12 May 1978, dayshift toolroom workers at the Saab-Scania auto plant in Sao Bernardo, Brazil, decided to stop work, in spite of the mili…
3 months ago
11 May 1894: Pullman strike
On this day, 11 May 1894, the Pullman railroad strike began in Chicago following the firing of three workers the previous day, called by Eugene Debs’…
3 months ago
10 May 1941: strike of the 100,000
On this day, 10 May 1941, the Strike of the 100,000 took place in Nazi-occupied Belgium, on the first anniversary of the German invasion. Beginning i…
3 months ago
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…
3 months ago
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…
3 months 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…
3 months 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 months, 1 week 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 …
3 months, 1 week ago