On This Day in Working Class History
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13 September 1943: Belle Vue Harel strike
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12 September 2012: Georgia prison protests
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11 September 2017: Kenya taxi strike
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10 September 1979: McDonald's strikers win
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9 September 1739: Stono rebellion
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8 September 1941: Norwegian milk strike
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7 September 1977: Mohan Nagar clashes
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6 September 2008: Boeing workers strike
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5 September 2013: Saint Helena Airport strike
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4 September 1936: Trocadero Grill strike
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3 September 1940: Eduardo Hughes Galeano born
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2 September 1963: Philippines Airlines strike
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1 September 1974: Newark Labour Day riots
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31 August 1972: Shrewsbury Builders strike meeting
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30 August 1908: Birmingham coal strike ends
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29 August 2016: Curaçao oil workers strike
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28 August 1968: Chicago Black bus drivers strike
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27 August 1889: Jewish tailors strike
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26 August 1972: Falkirk FC strike
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25 August 1921: Battle of Blair Mountain
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24 August 1922: Howard Zinn born
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23 August 1966: Wave Hill walk-off
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22 August 2005: Air Vanuatu strike
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21 August 1971: Angry Brigade raid
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20 August 1976: Grunwick strike begins
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19 August 1909: Little Red Song Book published
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18 August 1812: Leeds food riots
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17 August 1987: Hyundai occupation
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15 August 1911: Liverpool strikers shot
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14 August 1886: New Haven rubber workers strike
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13 August 1937: Mauritius strike massacre
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12 August 1887: Maria Cano born
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11 August 1958: Dockums drugstore sit-in
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10 August 2005: Gate Gourmet dispute
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9 August 1979: YH wig workers occupation
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8 August 1883: MSG strike benefit
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7 August 1842: Chartist mass meeting
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6 August 1970: Yippies invade Disneyland
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5 August 1981: Air-traffic controllers fired
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4 August 1941: Moengo miners strike
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3 August 1945: Wagglen family squat
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2 August 1917: Rio de Janeiro strike ends
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1 August 1938: Hilo massacre
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31 July 1945: London dockers go-slow
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30 July 1766: Real Del Monte miners strike
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29 July 2019: Blackjewel blockade
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28 July 1869: Daughters of Saint Crispin
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27 July 2017: Brisbane fare strike
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26 July 1956: Briggs motors strike
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25 July 2011: Cambrew promoters strike
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