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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…
5 months, 1 week 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.…
5 months, 1 week 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…
5 months, 1 week 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 …
5 months, 1 week 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…
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28 February 1879: Wotonga strike
Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.
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5 months, 2 weeks ago
27 February 1937: Woolworths sitdown strike
Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.
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5 months, 2 weeks ago
26 February 1906: Cerbère orange carriers strike
Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.
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25 February 2008: Cameroon taxi strike
Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.
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5 months, 2 weeks ago
24 February 1942: Canadian Japanese deportations
Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.
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5 months, 2 weeks ago