Italian base union organiser arrested: strike across Italy! Following the arrest of Aldo Milani, national coordinator for base union SiCobas, by police in…
1600: Iroquois Women Gain Power to Veto War Account of the struggle of Iroquois women to stop frequent tribal conflict, by refusing sex and agricultural cultivation.
1968: Ford Female Employees Win Strike for Equal Pay in Dagenham In 1968 women who worked for the Ford plant in Dagenham discovered their pay was significantly less…
1919: Costa Rican Women Teachers Defy Dictator The attacks on education and educators by the Tinoco dictatorship in Costa Rica led to an opposition movement led by female students and teachers…
2010: Pearl Continental Workers Sit In Strike An eight year dispute between hotel management and its employees union came to ahead in February 2010 when police repression prompted a sit down…
1946: The Great Hawai'i' Sugar Strike In 1946 sugar plantation workers across the islands of Hawaii from all ethnic backgrounds shutdown the entire plantation system in the states…
1949: Hawaii Longshoreman Strike 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…
2010: Burmese Migrant Workers Strike Burmese workers in Khon Kaen struck against abuses by their employer who exploited their immigration status.
1909: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Strike Two years before the horrific fire that claimed 146 garment workers, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the focal point for a struggle that…
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…
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.
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…