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27 August 1889: Jewish tailors strike
On this day, 27 August 1889, the great strike of East End Jewish tailors in London began during a dockers' strike.
8,000 workers, mostly Jewish immig…
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26 August 1972: Falkirk FC strike
On this day, 26 August 1972, Falkirk FC was due to play against Montrose in a Scottish League Cup football match, but Falkirk players had gone on str…
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25 August 1921: Battle of Blair Mountain
On this day, 25 August 1921, the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed rebellion in the US since the civil war, began in West Virginia.
Miners a…
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24 August 1922: Howard Zinn born
On this day, 24 August 1922, radical historian, author, World War II bombardier and activist, Howard Zinn, was born to a Jewish immigrant family in B…
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23 August 1966: Wave Hill walk-off
On this day, 23 August 1966, 200 Gurindji Aboriginal workers at the Wave Hill pastoral station in Australia walked out on strike for equal pay with w…
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22 August 2005: Air Vanuatu strike
On 22 August 2005 at 4:30 AM over 100 workers at Air Vanuatu walked out on strike in a dispute over a collective bargaining agreement, job security a…
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21 August 1971: Angry Brigade raid
On this day, 21 August 1971, number 359 Amhurst Road, London, was raided by police investigating the Angry Brigade urban guerrilla group. Jim Greenfi…
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20 August 1976: Grunwick strike begins
On this day, 20 August 1976, the Grunwick strike began in London when Devshi Bhudia was dismissed from a photo processing plant for working too slowl…
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19 August 1909: Little Red Song Book published
On this day, 19 August 1909, the first edition of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union’s Little Red Songbook was published in the …
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18 August 1812: Leeds food riots
On this day, 18 August 1812, food riots broke out in Leeds and Sheffield, England, primarily led by women. In Leeds the local paper described the gro…
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