London mass strike, 1889 A short account of the mass strike in London which spread from the great docks strike in the East End and peaked on 1 September with up to 300…
The Day British Seamen Said "No!" - A history of the Amalric Revolt This is an account of the strike of British ships’ crews in New Zealand during October and November…
1912: a year of strikes in the East End of London An account by John Rennie of the strikes which swept East London in 1912: particularly on the docks and amongst Jewish tailors.
San Francisco dockers call strike to confront white nationalist rally Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 in San Francisco have…
The Hilo massacre, 1938 Detailed history of the Hilo massacre, Hawaii's Bloody Monday, when police opened fire at a crowd of unarmed striking longshoremen, injuring 50,…
Menzies and Pig Iron for Japan An account of the refusal of Australian dockworkers to load ships with war materials for Japan, after news of the atrocities in China and fears…
IWW and radical influences on the San Francisco waterfront For May Day 2017 Local 10 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union invoked a contractual …
Spanish dockworkers, Brexit, and the European Union Spanish dockworkers have sucessfully fought back against the EU's inherent neoliberalism. Lessons abound.
Spanish government loses vote on dockworkers' employment reform Spanish dockworkers' unions have called off a series of one day strikes after a government decree…
Spanish dockworkers prepare for strikes against job losses and casualisation Dockworkers' unions in Spain have suspended a series of one day strikes until March 17, the day…
1949: Hawaii Longshoreman Strike 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…
1947: Mombasa General Strike In 1947 the city of Mombasa was paralysed by a general strike by its black African workforce in an attempt to end pay disparities, especially…
