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17 June 1971: Kelly's Bush green ban
On this day, 17 June 1971, construction workers in New South Wales initiated a "green ban", refusing to build luxury houses over Kelly's Bush, the la…
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16 June 1983: Chile miners strike
On this day, 16 June 1983, workers at the Chilean state-run El Salvador copper mines launched an illegal strike in protest at General Pinochet's dict…
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15 June 1970: June workers resistance
On this day, 15 June 1970, one of the biggest strikes in Turkish history took place after the government introduced two laws which made it more diffi…
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14 June 1994: Wallis and Futuna general strike
On this day, 14 June 1994, striking workers on the French colony of Wallis and Futuna rioted during a general strike demanding pay increases, cheaper…
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13 June 1992: Burnsall strike
On this day, 13 June 1992, around 20 mostly South Asian women workers at a metal finishing plant in Burnsall, Smethwick, walked out on strike. They w…
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12 June 2011: Botswana general strike
On this day, 12 June 2011 a strike of public sector workers in Botswana ended after nine weeks when the government agreed to offer them a pay increas…
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11 June 2016: Mauritania miners strike
On this day, 11 June 2016 a three-week strike by miners at Tasiast in Mauritania ended after the Kinross Gold Corporation agreed to restart negotiati…
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10 June 1973: Gravediggers strike expands
On this day, 10 June 1973, a strike of gravediggers at three cemeteries in the New York metropolitan area was expanded to include 44 others. On June …
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9 June 1963: Fannie Lou Hamer arrested
On this day, 9 June 1963, Black civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was arrested on trumped up charges and brutally beaten in jail.
Hamer had beco…
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8 June 1861: Queensland miners strike
On this day, 8 June 1861, eight coalminers working in the Redbank mine in Queensland, Australia, went on strike demanding an extra shilling per ton i…
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