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9 April 1946: Palestine general strike
9 April 1946: Palestine general strike

On this day, 9 April 1946, Palestinian Arab and Jewish workers at the Tel Aviv post office walked out on strike. The next day, they were joined by po…

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8 April 2019: Gabon student protests
8 April 2019: Gabon student protests

On 8 April 2019 protests began in Gabon against government proposals to reduce access to student grants. Many university students were entitled to gr…

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7 April 2010: Carlsberg beer strike
7 April 2010: Carlsberg beer strike

On this day, 7 April 2010, 800 Carlsberg factory workers in Copenhagen, Denmark, walked out on strike in protest at new management policies to restri…

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6 April 1712: New York enslaved uprising
6 April 1712: New York enslaved uprising

On this day, 6 April 1712, a major rebellion of enslaved people in North America took place in New York City.
The enslaved people set fire to a buildi…

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5 April 1977: 504 sit-ins
5 April 1977: 504 sit-ins

On this day, 5 April 1977, US disability rights activists and organisers stormed and occupied the offices of the US Department of Health, Education, …

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4 April 1886: Pastor condemns strikes in New Haven
4 April 1886: Pastor condemns strikes in New Haven

On 4 April 1886 Rev Newman Smith, pastor of the Centre Congregational Church in New Haven, Connecticut, delivered a lecture at the Labor Lyceum in th…

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3 April 1967: Barbican workers strike
3 April 1967: Barbican workers strike

On this day, 3 April 1967 construction firm Myton, assisted by the police and the construction workers' union National Federation of Building Trades …

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2 April 1863: Richmond food riot
2 April 1863: Richmond food riot

On this day, 2 April 1863, a group of women, having been refused an audience with the governor John Letcher, took to the streets of Richmond, Virgini…

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1 April 1949: NYC Brewery strike
1 April 1949: NYC Brewery strike

On this day, 1 April 1949, 6,000 workers in 11 breweries in New York City walked out on strike for a pay increase, better staffing and a 35 hour work…

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Grenoble: The Caterpillar Bossnapping
Grenoble: The Caterpillar Bossnapping

On this day, 31 March 2009, around 40 workers in the Caterpillar factory in Grenoble, France stormed their bosses' offices and kept four of them host…

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