103 craft strike
"“A craft strike is a suspension by the workers of a single craft in one or in many shops of a local, regional, national, or international area. The variations in geographic scope may be indicated as shop craft strike, local craft strike, regional craft strike, etc.” 39 The craft strike almost always takes place where the union is a craft union rather than an industrial union which includes all the workers in a plant or industry.40"...
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German citizens defend democracy against Kapp Putsch, 1920
In March 1920, Walther von Lüttwitz, a commanding general in the German army, and Wolfgang Kapp, a German provincial official (with the help of a few other German officials, such as Chief of Staff, General Hans von Seeckt and his collaborators in the...
Ford female employees win strike for equal pay, Dagenham, England, 1968
In Dagenham, East London, 54,813 men, and only 187 women worked in Ford’s flagship factory. The women there were classified as “unskilled workers,” though male employees performing the same or similar jobs were classified as “skilled workers.” As a r...
Polish artisans strike for the right to vote, Jamestown, Virginia, 1619
On 10 April 1606, King James I of England approved a royal charter establishing the Virginia Company of London. The aim of the company was to found North American colonial settlements with the purpose of providing a profit for its English investors. ...
Korean women workers win campaign against unjust working conditions in rail system, 2006-2008
\n\nThe struggle waged by the KTX Crew Workers’ Branch Union signifies the longest workers’ rights campaign mobilized by women throughout Korean history. For over 500 days, participants implemented a variety of nonviolent tactics, including public ra...
Women's textile strike in Barcelona, Spain, 1913
In 1913, sixteen to eighteen percent of all women over fourteen in and around Barcelona worked in textile factories and related industries. Spinning and weaving workshops usually employed fewer than 40 women and these women worked eleven to twelve ho...
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