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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 months, 4 weeks 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 months 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 months 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…
5 months 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…
5 months 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 …
5 months ago
29 April 1982: Supreme Quilting strike
On this day, 29 April 1982, 300 mainly South Asian women machinists were on strike in protest at the sacking of two male union activists and over low…
5 months ago
28 April 1789: Mutiny on the Bounty
On this day, 28 April 1789, Fletcher Christian led the mutiny on the Royal Navy ship the Bounty against the bullying and oppressive Captain William B…
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27 April 2007: Liberia Firestone strike
On this day, 27 April 2007, police attacked striking Firestone rubber workers in Harbel, Liberia, injuring dozens and killing one.
Workers on the mill…
5 months, 1 week ago
26 April 2020: Amazon Minnesota strike
On this day, 26 April 2020, workers at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Shakopee, Minnesota, walked out on strike in protest at a colleague being fire…
5 months, 1 week ago