This day in history: first recorded strike
Nov 23 2009 22:04
Apprently it was in 1170 BC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2009/11/the_worlds_first_strike.html
The world's first recorded strike took place, when laborers working on a pyramid in Egypt downed tools in 1170 BCE.
Nov 23 2009 22:29
#2
i think an article on this is in the libcom library.
Nov 23 2009 22:33
#3
I thought it was 1155 BC. Funnily enough, a group I'm a member of once had this date as part of its name 
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Nov 23 2009 23:50
#4
Yeah, we've got an article about it here:
http://libcom.org/history/records-of-the-strike-in-egypt-under-ramses-iii
that is impressive. However this part of the news made me smile;