Image 1977: Egypt's bread intifada A short history of the country-wide uprising against the termination of state subsidies for basic commodities in January 1977. Despite savage…
Image 1989-1990: Opposition to the Poll Tax A short account of the agitation against the introduction of the community charge in Britain. Widespread protests and a highly successful…
Image 1951: Barcelona general strike A brief description of social conditions in post-Civil War Spain followed by an account of the Barcelona general strike of 1951. The events in…
Image 1970-71: Uprising in Poland A short history of the 1970-71 uprising by workers in Poland which saw strikes and occupations at workplaces across the country. Although…
Image 1987: The Great Workers' Struggle in South Korea A short account of the South Korean strike wave of 1987 known as the Great Workers' Struggle. Affecting most major industries and involving over…
Image Worker and student struggles in Italy, 1962-1973 - Sam Lowry A history of the wave of strikes and occupations that gripped Italian factories and universities…
Image 1998: Danish private sector strike A short history of the massive private sector strike that gripped Denmark for 10 days in 1998. Although ending after negotiations between the…
Image 1970: US national postal strike A short account of the illegal nationwide postal strikes that spread across America in 1970. After two weeks, during which time the army was…
Image 1911: Liverpool general transport strike A short history of the strike movement that took hold of Liverpool during the summer of 1911. Culminating in a massive general strike of all…
Image The Asturias revolt, 1934 - Sam Lowry An account of the 1934 uprising by Asturian miners in Spain. Beginning as part of a nationwide general strike, the revolt grew into one of the…
Image Battle of Ballantyne Pier, 1935 - Sam Lowry A short history and background of the 1935 dockers' strike and subsequent bloody confrontation with police in Vancouver that became known as the…
Image The Lena massacre, 1912 - Sam Lowry A short history of the brutal suppression of a strike by Russian gold miners protesting low wages and inhumane working conditions in 1912.
