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18 April 1945: Turin general strike
On this day, 18 April 1945, workers in Turin, Italy, walked out on strike in protest at Nazi German occupation. Workers and resistance fighters distr…
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17 April 2016: Kuwait oil workers strike
On 17 April 2016 thousands of oil workers in Kuwait walked out on strike against government plans for privatisation of parts of the oil industry, and…
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16 April 1970: Chrysler workers strike
On this day, 16 April 1970, a white foreman at a Chrysler plant in Detroit threatened to murder a Black worker.
When the worker complained Chrysler w…
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15 April 1916: Domestic Workers Union
On this day, 15 April 1916, the newspaper of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union announced the formation of its Domestic Workers …
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14 April 1913: Belgium general strike
On this day, 14 April 1913, workers across Belgium went on strike, after the failure of Parliament to introduce universal male suffrage, the strike, …
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13 April 1890: Ben Fletcher born
On this day, 13 April 1890, Black dock worker and leading Industrial Workers of the World union activist, Ben Fletcher, was born in Philadelphia. Sta…
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12 April 1920: Ireland general strike
On this day, 12 April 1920, workers in Ireland launched a general strike in support of pro-independence prisoners who were on hunger strike in Mountj…
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11 April 1960: April revolution
On this day, 11 April 1960, the body of a young activist, Kim Ju-yul, was found on the beach in Masan, South Korea. The young high school student had…
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10 April 1911: Lima general strike
On this day, 10 April 1911, a general strike erupted in Lima, Peru bringing business and transport to a standstill. The stoppage broke out in support…
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9 April 1946: Palestine general strike
On this day, 9 April 1946, Palestinian Arab and Jewish workers at the Tel Aviv post office walked out on strike. The next day, they were joined by po…
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