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21 April 1894: US miners strike
Season 4 Episode 21
Mini-podcast about a nationwide strike by US coal miners in 1894.
Learn in the book Strike! by Jeremy Brecher, available here: https://shop.workingcla…
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20 April 1920: Ludlow massacre
Season 4 Episode 20
Mini-podcast about a massacre of striking miners in Ludlow, Colorado, in 1920.
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1 year, 11 months ago
19 April 1968: Valdagno textile strike
Season 4 Episode 19
Mini-podcast about a strike by textile workers in Valdagno, Italy, in 1968.
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1 year, 11 months ago
18 April 1945: Turin general strike
Season 4 Episode 18
Mini-podcast about the general strike by Italian workers against Nazi occupation in Turin, 1945.
Learn more about the Italian resistance in our podcas…
1 year, 11 months ago
17 April 2016: Kuwait oil workers strike
Season 4 Episode 17
Mini-podcast about a strike by oil workers in Kuwait in 2016.
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16 April 1970: Chrysler workers strike
Season 4 Episode 16
Mini-podcast about a strike by Chrysler workers against the sacking of a Black worker in Detroit in 1970.
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15 April 1916: Denver Domestic Workers Union
Season 4 Episode 15
Mini-podcast about the formation of a union for domestic workers by the Industrial Workers of the World in Denver, Colorado, 1916.
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14 April 1913: Belgium general strike
Season 4 Episode 14
Mini-podcast about a general strike in Belgium demanding universal male suffrage in 1913.
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13 April 1890: Ben Fletcher born
Season 4 Episode 13
Mini-podcast about the birth of highly influential Industrial Workers of the World union organiser, Ben Fletcher, in Philadelphia in 1890.
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12 April 1920: Ireland general strike
Season 4 Episode 12
Mini-podcast about a successful general strike in Ireland against British colonial authorities in 1920.
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1 year, 11 months ago