1961-62: Dominican General Strike Ends Dictatorship In the aftermath of the assassination of the Dictator Trujillo a general strike was initiated to oust his remaining cronies.
2006: Senior Citizens Resist Pension Cuts in Turkmenistan In 2006 reform to pension and benefit allowances spark a series of protests throughout the country. In response the government reversed its position the following year.
1912: Brisbane General Strike Union busting at the Brisbane Tramway led to a municipal general strike and the setting up of an alt
1919: Peru General Strike for the 8 Hour Day A strike by male Peruvian textile workers for a universal 8 hour work day and pay increase spread throughout the Peruvian economy.
Anarchists and social revolution: the transition period - André Prudhommeaux A 1932 text calling upon anarchists to give serious consideration to the practical question of the …
1948: Zanzibar City General Strike In 1948 dock workers in Zanzibar struck for higher pay, the use of force by the British Colonial authorities lead to other workers coming out in sympathy making the strike a general one.
1909: Swedish General Strike An economic depression lead to a series of lockouts in Sweden in 1909. The Trade Union Confederation called a General Strike in response. The…
Don't Make A Wave: The Campaign Against Nuclear Testing on Amchitka Island Article on the history of the campaign to stop nuclear weapons tests on the Alaskan Island on…
Industrial Worker (February 7, 1933) Articles from the February 7, 1933 (Vol. 14, No. 108, Whole No. 841) issue of the Industrial Worker, the newspaper of the revolutionary union,…
Money, treasure-building - Karl Kautsky Translation of two chapters from a section on the state in Kautsky's 1927 magnum opus on the materialist conception of history. (Reproduced for…
1984: Uruguay General Strike In 1984 a series of on day General Strikes paralysed the country and forced the ruling Junta to give up power and restore civilian rule.
