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28 April 1789: Mutiny on the Bounty
On this day, 28 April 1789, Fletcher Christian led the mutiny on the Royal Navy ship the Bounty against the bullying and oppressive Captain William B…
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27 April 2007: Liberia Firestone strike
On this day, 27 April 2007, police attacked striking Firestone rubber workers in Harbel, Liberia, injuring dozens and killing one.
Workers on the mill…
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26 April 2020: Amazon Minnesota strike
On this day, 26 April 2020, workers at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Shakopee, Minnesota, walked out on strike in protest at a colleague being fire…
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25 April 1945: Italy Liberation Day
On this day, 25 April 1945, some major cities in Italy were liberated from fascism following a working class uprising and general strike in what has …
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24 April 1980: Sabuk miners win strike
On this day, 24 April 1980, coalminers in Sabuk, South Korea, won all 11 of their demands from employers and authorities after a four-day insurrectio…
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23 April 1938: Jamaicans demand minimum wage
On this day, 23 April 1938, Robert Rumble's Poor Man's Improvement and Land Settlement Association sent a petition to the governor in Jamaica demandi…
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22 April 1944: Thompsons cafeteria sit-in
On this day, 22 April 1944, 200 young Black people, mostly students at Howard University, held a sit-in demonstration at Thompson's, a segregated res…
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21 April 1894: US miners strike
On this day, 21 April 1894, a nationwide strike of coal miners in the US against pay cuts began. Despite the United Mine Workers union having only 20…
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20 April 1914: Ludlow massacre
On this day, 20 April 1914, the Ludlow massacre took place when US troops opened fire with machine guns on a camp of striking miners and their famili…
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19 April 1968: Valdagno textile strike
On this day, 19 April 1968, while 6,000 textile workers were on strike against redundancies in Valdagno, northern Italy, scabs were sneaked into the …
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