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Un Día Sin Nosotras: The Mexican Women’s Strike
On this day, 9 March 2020, tens of thousands of women across Mexico went on strike in protest at gender-based violence which kills thousands of women…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Harbour Workers Rise: Hong Kong Seamen’s Strike Victory
On this day, 8 March 1922, seamen in Hong Kong and Canton (now Guangzhou) won pay rises of 15-30%, ending their strike which began in January. The Br…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
New York Jewish Bagel Bakers Strike Again
On this day, 7 March 1962, bagel bakers in New York City and Nassau county won a month-long strike for better conditions. Members of the bagel bakers…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
UK Coal Miners Bring down Conservative Government
On this day, 6 March 1974, UK coal miners called off their four-week strike after accepting a 35% pay offer in a massive victory, which had already b…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Miners’ vs Thatcher: Battle That Changed Britain
On this day, 5 March 1984, the great UK miners’ strike began when miners at Cortonwood colliery walked out in response to the Conservative government…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Biratnagar Jute Mill Strike: Nepal’s Labour Uprising
On this day, 4 March 1947 workers at the Biratnagar Jute Mill in Nepal went on strike demanding better pay and union recognition, among other things.…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Red Labin: The Miners Who Rose Up Against Fascism
On this day, 3 March 1921, a workers' uprising began in Labin, Croatia, by a multinational group of around 2,000 miners. The miners were a mixture of…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Her Assassination and the Fight for Indigenous Land Rights
Mini podcast about this day in history, 2 March 2016, when Honduran Indigenous environmental activist Berta Cáceres was assassinated in her home. Of …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Strike That Shook Nazi-Occupied Italy
On this day, 1 March 1944, a series of coordinated general strikes took place across Nazi-occupied northern Italy. One estimate put the number of str…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
28 February 1879: Wotonga strike
Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.
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3 months, 4 weeks ago