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…
Senegal General Strike: 1945-46 Rising prices and stagnant wages led to a strike wave in the French colony of Senegal. In addition to wage increases the strike forced the governor to recognise workers organisations and influences over struggles in the region.
The Leith dockers strike 1913 The Leith dockers strike of 1913 was a strike of the dockers of Leith, Scotland from 26 June to 14 August 1913. The dockers were part of the…
The Dublin lockout, 1913 - John Dorney A short history of Ireland’s most significant industrial dispute: the mass lockout of 20,000 workers by 400 employers in Dublin from August 1913…
Port Chicago disaster and mutiny, 1944 A short history of the munitions explosion on 17 July, 1944 which killed 320 men, mostly African-Americans, and the African American servicemen…
Strike in the port of Koper Report on strike in the port of Koper, Slovenia in summer 2016, which affected the supply chain in central Europe - published originally in…
Dockers boycott SS Jolly George, 1920 A short account of UK dockworkers who in May 1920 refuse to load a ship carrying armaments bound for use against the revolution in Russia.
The Tianjin explosion: a tragedy of profit, corruption, and China's complicated transition A detailed look at the background of the massive series of chemical explosions…
Workers Playtime on the miners' strike Slightly too late for the thirtieth anniversary of the end of the 1984-85 miners' strike... Here are all the Workers' Playtime articles about the…
ILWU locked-out on West Coast for 2 days With contract negotiations dragging on since July 1, 2014, the collective of port managers in the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) at 29 West…
How to kill an act of parliament: solidarity, agency and the dockers in the 1960s and 1970s A paper by Jack Saunders on how an unofficial network of workplace union reps…
