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The Real del Monte miners' strike, 1766

A short history of the first ever strike in North American history, by Mexican silver miners.

Mexico: Nationwide wildcat miners’ strike

More than a quarter of a million miners and steelworkers walked off the job between March 1 - 3 in wildcat strikes at 70 companies in at least eight states from central to northern Mexico virtually paralysing the mining industry.
Ngo Van Xuhat

Xuyet, Ngo Van, 1912-2005

A short biography of Vietnamese libertarian socialist and metal worker Ngo Van Xuyet.

India: Villagers lock down iron factory

Jamshedpur: Annoyed by the air pollution caused by Sidhi Vinayak Metacom Limited, a sponge iron unit at Chowka under Seraikela-Kharsawan district…
Bisbee deportation

Still on strike! Recollections of a Bisbee deportee - Fred Watson

An account by a striking miner and Wobbly (Industrial Workers of the World member) who was deported…
National Guard patrol the main street

The Homestead strike, 1892

An account of a militant strike of steel workers of the Carnegie company in the US defending their organisation and conditions against the bosses…

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