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20 September 1979: Aotearoa/New Zealand general strike
On this day, 20 September 1979, Aotearoa's (New Zealand's) only nationwide general strike took place when the Federation of Labour called a one-day s…
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19 September 1795: Curaçao slave revolt crushed
On this day, 19 September 1795, two enslaved people named Tula and Karpata who had been leading a revolt on the Dutch colony of Curaçao were betrayed…
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18 September 1809: Old price riots
On this day, 18 September 1809, the old price riots began in the Covent Garden Theatre in London during the opening night of Macbeth in protest at in…
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17 September 1941: Canada bans strikes
On this day, 17 September 1941, the Canadian government essentially made all strikes in "war industries" illegal. The new order further made it that …
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16 September 1937: Kirkintilloch tragedy
On this day, 16 September 1937, ten young migrants from Achill Island, Ireland died in a shed fire in Kirkintilloch, Scotland. A group of 26 young mi…
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15 September 1978: Inco strike
On this day, 15 September 1978, a strike of 11,600 workers in Sudbury, Canada, began after the mining company Inco Ltd. proposed layoffs and cuts to …
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14 September 1889: Navassa miners' rebellion
On 14 September 1889 a rebellion of Black miners began on Navassa Island, a US territory in the Caribbean. 137 Black workers from the US had been hir…
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13 September 1943: Belle Vue Harel strike
On this day, 13 September 1943, workers on the Belle Vue Harel sugar estate in Mauritius went on strike demanding a pay increase.
After sugar strikes…
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12 September 2012: Georgia prison protests
On this day, 12 September 2012 (content note: sexual violence), TV channels broadcast video showing systemic torture and sexual assault of inmates in…
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11 September 2017: Kenya taxi strike
On this day, 11 September 2017, in Nairobi, Kenya, drivers for rideshare services Taxify, Little and Mondo-Ride joined Uber drivers on an indefinite …
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