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1 June 1981 Schlitz: workers strike
Season 6 Episode 1
Mini-podcast about a strike by Schlitz brewery workers in the walkie in 1981.
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1 year, 9 months ago
31 May 1989: CLR James dies
Season 5 Episode 31
Mini-podcast about the death of Trinidadian socialist, writer and journalist, CLR James, in London in 1989.
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1 year, 9 months ago
30 May 1968: Senegal general strike
Season 5 Episode 30
Mini-podcast about a general strike of workers in Senegal in May 1968.
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1 year, 9 months ago
29 May 1941: Disney animators strike
Season 5 Episode 29
Mini-podcast about a strike by animators working for Disney in Los Angeles, 1941.
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1 year, 9 months ago
28 May 1936: Popular Front strike wave
Season 5 Episode 28
Mini-podcast about a hugely successful mass strike of workers in France under the Popular Front government in 1936.
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1 year, 9 months ago
27 May 1935: Ballantyne lockout begins
Season 5 Episode 27
Mini-podcast about a lockout of dockworkers in Vancouver, Canada in 1935.
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1 year, 9 months ago
26 May 1824: Pawtucket Mill strike
Season 5 Episode 26
Mini-podcast about the strike by women and girls working at the Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1824.
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1 year, 10 months ago
25 May 1901: FORA founded
Season 5 Episode 25
Mini-podcast about the founding of the Argentina Regional Workers' Federation union, FORA, in 1901.
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1 year, 10 months ago
24 May 1919: Drumheller miners strike
Season 5 Episode 24
Mini-podcast about a strike by miners in Alberta, Canada, in 1919.
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1 year, 10 months ago
23 May 2020: Tenke Fungurume miners strike
Season 5 Episode 23
Mini-podcast about a strike by miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a Covid-19 bonus in 2020.
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1 year, 10 months ago