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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…
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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…
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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…
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25 April 1945: Italy Liberation Day
On this day, 25 April 1945, some major cities in Italy were liberated from fascism following a working class uprising and general strike in what has …
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24 April 1980: Sabuk miners win strike
On this day, 24 April 1980, coalminers in Sabuk, South Korea, won all 11 of their demands from employers and authorities after a four-day insurrectio…
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23 April 1938: Jamaicans demand minimum wage
On this day, 23 April 1938, Robert Rumble's Poor Man's Improvement and Land Settlement Association sent a petition to the governor in Jamaica demandi…
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22 April 1944: Thompsons cafeteria sit-in
On this day, 22 April 1944, 200 young Black people, mostly students at Howard University, held a sit-in demonstration at Thompson's, a segregated res…
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21 April 1894: US miners strike
On this day, 21 April 1894, a nationwide strike of coal miners in the US against pay cuts began. Despite the United Mine Workers union having only 20…
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20 April 1914: Ludlow massacre
On this day, 20 April 1914, the Ludlow massacre took place when US troops opened fire with machine guns on a camp of striking miners and their famili…
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