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26 September 1939: Ricky Tomlinson born
On this day, 26 September 1939, the actor Ricky Tomlinson was born. Now famous for his roles in The Royle Family, Riff Raff and Mike Bassett: England…
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25 September 2005: South Korea sex workers union
On this day, 25 September 2005, sex workers in Gyeonggi province, South Korea, organised in the Democratic Coalition of Sex Workers, reached the firs…
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24 September 1945: NYC elevator workers strike
On this day, 24 September 1945 in New York City, around 1.5 million workers got an impromptu day off when elevator workers in over 2,000 city high-ri…
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23 September 2017: Video game voice actors strike ends
On this day, 23 September 2017, the strike of video game voice actors in the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists …
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22 September 1912: Casa del Obrero Mundial founded
On this day, 22 September 1912, the syndicalist union the Casa del Obrero Mundial (House of the World Worker) was formed in Mexico during the turbule…
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21 September 1945: US coal supervisors strike
On 21 September 1945, a strike began of supervisors in US coal mines demanding recognition for their union, the United Clerical, Technical and Superv…
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20 September 1979: Aotearoa/New Zealand general strike
On this day, 20 September 1979, Aotearoa's (New Zealand's) only nationwide general strike took place when the Federation of Labour called a one-day s…
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19 September 1795: Curaçao slave revolt crushed
On this day, 19 September 1795, two enslaved people named Tula and Karpata who had been leading a revolt on the Dutch colony of Curaçao were betrayed…
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18 September 1809: Old price riots
On this day, 18 September 1809, the old price riots began in the Covent Garden Theatre in London during the opening night of Macbeth in protest at in…
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17 September 1941: Canada bans strikes
On this day, 17 September 1941, the Canadian government essentially made all strikes in "war industries" illegal. The new order further made it that …
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