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Christmas Island Strike: Workers vs Colonial Management
On 27 March 1974 a strike began on Christmas Island, an Australian colony essentially run by the British Phosphate Commissioners (BPC), a phosphate m…
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Sioux City Free Speech Fight: Workers vs Censorship
On this day, 26 March 1915, police in Sioux City, Iowa, arrested 14 members of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union for holding st…
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Mongomo Strike: Labor Unrest in Equatorial Guinea
On this day, 25 March 2008 two Chinese construction workers were killed and at least four injured during a strike in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea.
Worke…
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Renault Romania Strike: Auto Workers Demand Higher Wages
On 24 March 2008 around 8000 workers at the Dacia-Renault factory in Romania launched an indefinite strike demanding pay increases of 50-70%. It was …
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The Via Rasella Attack: Resistance in Nazi Occupied Rome
On this day, 23 March 1944, the most significant attack on Nazi occupation forces by the Italian partisan resistance took place on Via Rasella in Rom…
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Philippines Strike at the US Military Bases
On this day, 22 March 1986, thousands of striking workers from US military bases in the Philippines blockaded the gates of US navy and air force base…
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Britain: The End of the Poll Tax
Mini podcast episode about this date in history, 21 March 1991, when the abolition of the poll tax in the UK was announced, following a mass non-paym…
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Azores Airlines Strike: Pilots, Pay, and Atlantic Tensions
On 20 March 2013 workers for the Azores-based SATA airline (now renamed Azores Airlines) and TAP Air Portugal called off a three-day strike which was…
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Howard University Occupation: Student Protest and Black Power
On this day, 19 March 1968, more than 1,000 students at the historically Black Howard University began an occupation of the administration building t…
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Tolpuddle Martyrs Sentenced: Punishment and Protest
On this day, 18 March 1834 the British Tolpuddle martyrs — James Brine, James Hammett, George Loveless, James Loveless, John Standfield, and Thomas S…
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