1921-22: Kansas Miners Strike and Women's March In 1921 strikes were effectively illegal in the state of Kansas due a state arbitration system (the Industrial Court). In response the Kansas…
1996-8: Sierra Blanca Community Opposes Nuclear Waste Site History of the campaign against building a nuclear waste disposal site in a Texan town. The campaign…
1857: Brazilian Slaves Strike Against ID Tags In 1857 a mix of slaves and free black labourers struck to resist an ID tag system and tax on their trade.
1919-21: Trinidadian General Strike Frustrations over racism and low wages lead to a series of strikes from 1919-21, involving every sector and most ethnic groups on the islands.
1964: Sudanese General Strike A general strike successfully defeated the ruling military Junta and temporarily halted a campaign of discrimination against the countries…
1946: Haitian Student Strike In 1946 a group of Marxist students opposed to the Dictatorship of Elie Lescot, started a student movement that grew into a general strike…
1945: Black Rhodesian Rail Workers Strike Black workers on the Rhodesian Rail way (Zimbabwe and Zambia) struck against unfair working conditions and company racism.
1913: Barcelona Textile Strike A strike by women in the cities textile industry against discrimination and working conditions.
1944: El Salvador General Strike Brings Down Dictatorship In 1944 El Salvadoran Dictator General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez had successfully crushed…
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…
1953: Prisoner Strikes at the Vorkuta Gulag In 1953 following news of Stalin's death inmates in gulag complex in Vorkuta struck in protest of their conditions. In response the Soviet…
1907: Iranian General Strike During the instability of the Constitutional Revolution of 1907 Iranian workers launched a series of strikes to achieve reforms, particularly…