1988-1989: P&O seafarers' strike The history of P&O shipping workers who struck against wage and job cuts for 16 months. The company tried to break the strike, the government…
1987: Puerto Real shipyard strike The history of a large strike of shipyard workers in Spain against closure. An important feature of this strike was not just the high level of…
Victoria nurses' strike, 1986 - Liz Ross The history of the second state-wide strike of nurses in Victoria, Australia against cuts and over wages, conditions and staff/patient ratios,…
The Victoria nurses' strike, 1985 The history of the first state-wide strike of nurses in Victoria, Australia over wages and staff/patient ratios. It ended in a partial victory,…
The Kortex sweatshop strike, 1981 - Sandra Bloodworth and Tom O'Lincoln The history of a victorious strike of 300 mostly female immigrant workers in an ultra-exploitative…
1973: Broadmeadows Ford workers’ strike In June 1973 workers at the Broadmeadows Ford factory exploded smashing up their workplace, facing off police and forcing union bosses into…
1972: The Quebec general strike The story of one of the largest working class rebellions in American history. 300,000 workers participated in North America's largest general…
1971-1974: Green bans by builders in Australia A history of the massive campaign of industrial action by building workers which protected the environment and local communities by enacting…
The Kelly's Bush green ban, 1971 A short account of how construction workers saved the Kelly's Bush area of park land in Australia from development by refusing to work, and …
1937: The Clydeside apprentices’ strike The strong Scottish strike of apprentices which help turn them from isolated individuals with no employment rights into organised, unionised workers.
Queensland canecutters' strike, 1934 - Peter Sheldon The history of the victorious strike of mostly migrant cane-cutting workers in Australia. To secure the victory the workers had to overcome the…
1932: Belfast Outdoor Relief Strike The Falls and the Shankhill united, Catholics and Protestants fighting together. That is the story of the Outdoor Relief Strike launched by the…