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Workers in the southern Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil struck due to increased economic pressures. The strike brought the city to a halt and gained…

In 1946 sugar plantation workers across the islands of Hawaii from all ethnic backgrounds shutdown the entire plantation system in the states…

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…

Burmese workers in Khon Kaen struck against abuses by their employer who exploited their immigration status.

Two years before the horrific fire that claimed 146 garment workers, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the focal point for a struggle that…

In 1983 Bolivia elected a left wing president supported by a coalition of leftist parties and union…

In 1921 strikes were effectively illegal in the state of Kansas due a state arbitration system (the Industrial Court). In response the Kansas…

History of the campaign against building a nuclear waste disposal site in a Texan town. The campaign…

In 1857 a mix of slaves and free black labourers struck to resist an ID tag system and tax on their trade.

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.

A general strike successfully defeated the ruling military Junta and temporarily halted a campaign of discrimination against the countries…