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26 October 1983: Northwood and Pinner occupation
On this day, 26 October 1983, the Northwood and Pinner hospital in England was occupied by its workers in protest at its proposed closure, led by mat…
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25 October 1983: Hayes Cottage Hospital occupied
On this day, 25 October 1983, the Hayes Cottage Hospital in England was occupied by its staff and run under workers' control in protest at its propos…
3 weeks ago
24 October 1975: La Tondeña strike
On this day, 24 October 1975, 500 workers at the La Tondeña distillery in the Philippines went on strike and occupied the plant, despite president Fe…
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23 October 1913: Bristol University Suffragette arson
On this day, 23 October 1913, suffragettes carried out an arson attack on Bristol University's recently-built boat house at their athletics ground.
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22 October 1921: Castleconnell fisheries strike
On this day, 22 October 1921, workers at the Castleconnell fisheries in Ireland went on strike after their boss repeatedly failed to attend arbitrati…
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21 October 1935: St Vincent Labour rebellion
On this day, 21 October 1935, the St Vincent labour rebellion began on the British-occupied Caribbean island when workers protesting against high pri…
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20 October 1901: Rosario sugar strike
On this day, 20 October 1901, hundreds of workers at the sugar refinery in Rosario, Argentina, demonstrated outside their factory for a pay increase …
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19 October 1945: Chinese seamen deported
On this day, 19 October 1945, the UK Labour government decided to deport hundreds of Chinese seamen who were living in Liverpool, 20,000 of whom had …
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18 October 1931: Braunschweig strike
On this day, 18 October 1931, German workers in Braunschweig went on strike in protest against the Nazis. In the latter half of 1931 there were 25 po…
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17 October 1950: Salt of the Earth strike
On this day, 17 October 1950, miners of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers went on strike against the Empire Zinc Company.
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