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22 June 1945: Nigeria general strike
On this day, 22 June 1945, tens of thousands of workers in Nigeria defied the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and walked out on a general strike in prote…
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21 June 2018: Mongolia health strike
On 21 June 2018, health workers in Mongolia announced that they would go on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions at state-run hospitals. The w…
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20 June 1967: Muhammad Ali refuses draft
On this day, 20 June 1967, boxing legend Muhammad Ali was convicted for refusing the draft for the Vietnam war in Houston, Texas. Ali had been a voca…
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19 June 1937: Trinidad general strike
On this day, 19 June 1937, after employers failed to agree to oil workers' pay demands, workers at one of Trinidad's oilfields went on strike.
Britis…
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18 June 2022: Turks and Caicos airport strike
On 18 June 2022 firefighters working at the Providenciales International Airport on the Turks and Caicos Islands went on strike in protest at an uneq…
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17 June 1971: Kelly's Bush green ban
On this day, 17 June 1971, construction workers in New South Wales initiated a "green ban", refusing to build luxury houses over Kelly's Bush, the la…
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16 June 1983: Chile miners strike
On this day, 16 June 1983, workers at the Chilean state-run El Salvador copper mines launched an illegal strike in protest at General Pinochet's dict…
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15 June 1970: June workers resistance
On this day, 15 June 1970, one of the biggest strikes in Turkish history took place after the government introduced two laws which made it more diffi…
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14 June 1994: Wallis and Futuna general strike
On this day, 14 June 1994, striking workers on the French colony of Wallis and Futuna rioted during a general strike demanding pay increases, cheaper…
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13 June 1992: Burnsall strike
On this day, 13 June 1992, around 20 mostly South Asian women workers at a metal finishing plant in Burnsall, Smethwick, walked out on strike. They w…
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