In 1956 Haitian workers and students turned to mass demonstrations, blockades and a general strike to rid itself of a Dictator Paul Eugène…

Workers and students in neighbouring El Salvador had driven out their dictator by using a general strike to cripple the regime. That same year…

Workers in the southern Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil struck due to increased economic pressures. The strike brought the city to a halt and gained…

In 1946 sugar plantation workers across the islands of Hawaii from all ethnic backgrounds shutdown the entire plantation system in the states…

Longshoremen in Hawaii were paid less than other longshoreman in the United States. They struck to get an equal pay rate, and were out for 177…

Burmese workers in Khon Kaen struck against abuses by their employer who exploited their immigration status.

Two years before the horrific fire that claimed 146 garment workers, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the focal point for a struggle that…

In 1983 Bolivia elected a left wing president supported by a coalition of leftist parties and union…

In 1921 strikes were effectively illegal in the state of Kansas due a state arbitration system (the Industrial Court). In response the Kansas…

History of the campaign against building a nuclear waste disposal site in a Texan town. The campaign…

In 1857 a mix of slaves and free black labourers struck to resist an ID tag system and tax on their trade.