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6 October 1995: Boeing machinists strike
On this day, 6 October 1995, 32,000 machinists went on strike at Boeing, one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers. It lasted for 69 days and…
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5 October 2001: Malawi health workers strike
On this day, 5 October 2001, workers at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, launched a sitdown strike for better pay. In partic…
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4 October 1945: Navy breaks oil strike
On this day, 4 October 1945, US President Harry S. Truman ordered the Navy to seize half of the US's oil refining capacity in order to break a three-…
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3 October 2019: Ecuador Indigenous protests
On this day, 3 October 2019, a series of protests led by Indigenous peoples began in Ecuador in protest at an austerity package backed by the Interna…
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2 October 1915: Morozov mill strike
On this day, 2 October 1915, the mostly women workers at the weaving mill in Morozov, Russia walked out for a pay rise to compensate for the increasi…
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1 October 2012: Estonia health workers strike
On 1 October 2012 health workers in Estonia began a strike for better pay and conditions. In particular, they were demanding a 23% pay increase for c…
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30 September 1919: Daily Sketch workers censorship
On this day, 30 September 1919, compositors and pressmen working at The Daily Sketch newspaper in London refused to print the paper until an editoria…
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29 September 1909: Missoula free-speech fight
On this day, 29 September 1909, the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union began the first of what became known as the free speech fight…
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28 September 1991: Shankar Guha Niyogi assassinated
On this day, 28 September 1991, leading labour organiser Shankar Guha Niyogi was assassinated in his sleep at midnight in Bhilai, India. Niyogi, who …
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27 September 1973: UFW wins strike
On this day, 27 September 1973, the United Farm Workers in California won their second strike in a jurisdictional dispute with the Teamsters union, w…
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