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Un Día Sin Nosotras: The Mexican Women’s Strike
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…

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Harbour Workers Rise: Hong Kong Seamen’s Strike Victory
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…

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New York Jewish Bagel Bakers Strike Again
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…

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UK Coal Miners Bring down Conservative Government
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…

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Miners’ vs Thatcher: Battle That Changed Britain
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…

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Biratnagar Jute Mill Strike: Nepal’s Labour Uprising
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.…

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Red Labin: The Miners Who Rose Up Against Fascism
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…

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Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Her Assassination and the Fight for Indigenous Land Rights
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 …

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The Strike That Shook Nazi-Occupied Italy
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…

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28 February 1879: Wotonga strike
28 February 1879: Wotonga strike

Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.

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