Strike
June 6 – Anniversary of a General Strike
June 6, 2012On June 6, 1937 more than 12,000 members of the United Auto Workers, their families and supporters living in Lansing, Michigan shut down the city. Earlier that year the workers held a successful sit-down strike at...
Read moreQuebec student strike: Do you hear the noise?
May 30, 2012Tonight, I took a casserole [saucepan] and I came timidly out into the street.
Read moreIndia’s general strike shows unprecedented working-class unity and anger
March 6, 2012In the largest general strike since India's independence, millions of workers went on strike Feb. 28 for stronger labor laws and to protest the rising cost of living.
Read moreWeeklong “Occupy Nigeria” strike wins victory
January 17, 2012A weeklong nationwide strike resulted in a victory for Nigerians as the government on Monday agreed to partially restore a popular fuel subsidy.
Read moreCall goes out for solidarity with striking Colombian palm oil workers
October 28, 2011Thousands of palm oil workers are now on a general strike in Colombia.
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