List of strikes
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The following is a list of deliberate absence from work related to specific working conditions (strikes) or due to general unhappiness with the political order (general strikes).
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[edit] Chronological list of strikes
[edit] Nineteenth century
- Sheffield Outrages (1860s, U.K.)
- Great Railroad Strike (1877, U.S.)
- Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886 (U.S.)
- Haymarket Riot (1886, U.S.)
- Matchgirls Strike (1888, London)
- London Dock Strike of 1889
- 1890 Australian Maritime Dispute
- Southampton Dock Strike of 1890 (U.K.)
- 1891 Australian shearers' strike
- Homestead Strike (1892, U.S.)
- Buffalo switchmen's strike (1892, U.S.)
- Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 (U.S.)
- Pullman Strike (1894, U.S.)
- Bituminous Coal Miners' Strike (1894) Birmingham, Alabama
- Lattimer Massacre Strike (1897) (Pennsylvania)
- The Newsboys Strike (1899, New York City, U.S.)
[edit] 1900s
- Penrhyn Quarry lock-out (1900-1903, Wales)
- U.S. Steel Recognition Strike of 1901 (U.S.)
- The Anthracite Coal Strike (1902, U.S.)
- Colorado Labor Wars, Western Federation of Miners (1903-1904, U.S.)
- Oxnard Strike of 1903 (U.S.)
- New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 (1909, U.S.)
[edit] 1910s
- Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910-1911 (U.S.)
- 1911 Liverpool General Transport Strike (U.K.)
- Lawrence textile strike, often known as the Bread and Roses strike (1912, Lawrence, Massachusetts)
- Waihi miners' strike (1912, Waihi, New Zealand)
- West Virginia Mine War of 1912-1913 (U.S.)
- Dublin Lockout (1913, Ireland)
- Ludlow Massacre Strike (1913, Colorado)
- Paterson silk strike (1913, Paterson, New Jersey)
- Burston Strike School (1914-1939, U.K.)
- BLE Strike in New York City (1918, U.S.)
- Police officers' strike, (1918-19) United Kingdom
- Centralia Massacre (Washington) (1919, U.S.)
- 1919 Battle of George Square (U.K.)
- Seattle General Strike of 1919
- Steel strike of 1919 (U.S.)
- Winnipeg General Strike (1919)
- Seattle General Strike of 1919
[edit] 1920s
- West Virginia Coal Wars (1920-21, U.S.)
- Battle of Blair Mountain (1921, U.S.)
- Black Friday (1921) (U.K.)
- Great Railroad Strike of 1922 (U.S.)
- Herrin massacre (1922, U.S.)
- 1923 Victorian Police strike, Australia
- Ammanford Anthracite Strike (1925, U.K.)
- Columbine Mine Massacre Strike (1927, Colorado)
- Santa Marta massacre (1928, Columbia)
- 1929 Timber Workers strike, Australia
- Lupeni Strike of 1929, Romania
[edit] 1930s
- Ådalen shootings (1931, Sweden)
- Battle of Evarts (1931, U.S.)
- Invergordon Mutiny (1931, U.K.)
- Griviţa Strike of 1933 (Romania)
- Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 (U.S.)
- Textile workers Strike (1934) (U.S.)
- 1934 West Coast Longshore Strike (U.S.)
- Battle of Ballantyne Pier (1935, Canada)
- Copperbelt strike (1935) (Zambia)
- On-to-Ottawa Trek (1935)
- S.S. California strike (1936, U.S.)
- Remington Rand strike of 1936-1937 (U.S.)
- Flint Sit-Down Strike (1936-1937, U.S.)
- Memorial Day massacre of 1937 (U.S.)
[edit] 1940s
- Disney animators' strike (1941, U.S.)
- 1942-43 musicians' strike (U.S.)
- Hollywood Black Friday (U.S.)
- 1946 Pilbara strike, (Western Australia)
- 1948 Queensland Railway strike (Australia)
- Asbestos Strike (1949) Quebec, Canada
- 1949 Australian coal strike (1949)
[edit] 1950s
- Atlanta transit strike of 1950 (U.S.)
- New Zealand waterfront strike (1951)
- Hock Lee bus riots (1955, Singapore)
- Steel strike of 1959 (U.S.)
[edit] 1960s
- Delano grape strike (1965-1970, U.S.)
- Reesor Siding Strike of 1963 (Canada)
- 1966 New York City transit strike (U.S.)
- The Gurindji Strike (1966, Australia)
- Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968 (U.S.)
- Montreal Police Strike (1969, Canada) see also Murray-Hill riot
[edit] 1970s
- Colour Strike (1970-1971, U.K.)
- U.S. Postal Service strike of 1970
- 1972 Major League Baseball strike (U.S.)
- Baltimore police strike (1974, U.S.)
- Bituminous Coal Strike of 1974 (U.S.)
- Ulster Workers' Council Strike (1974, U.K.)
- Grunwick Dispute (1976-1977) London
- Bituminous Coal Strike of 1977-1978 (U.S.)
- Winter of Discontent (1978-1979, U.K.)
[edit] 1980s
- 1980 New York City transit strike (April 1980, U.S.)
- Gdańsk Shipyard Strike (August 1980, Poland)
- Air traffic controllers' strike (1981, U.S.)
- Bydgoszcz events (March 1981, Poland)
- 1981 Major League Baseball strike (U.S.)
- Arizona Copper Mine Strike (1983, U.S.)
- Battle of Orgreave (1984, U.K.)
- UK Miners' Strike (1984-1985)
- Wapping dispute (1986, U.K.)
- International Paper strike (1987, U.S.)
- 1989 Australian pilots' strike
[edit] 1990s
- Mandal Commission protests of 1990 (India, 1990)
- Timex strike (1993)
- 1994 Major League Baseball strike (U.S.)
- Liverpool Dockers' Strike (1995-1998)
- 1995 strikes in France
- 1996-1997 strikes in South Korea
- 1998 Australian waterfront dispute
[edit] 2000s
- UK Firefighter strike 2002
- Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike - 2003
- 2004 CN Rail workers strike (Canada)
- 2004-05 NHL lockout (U.S. and Canada)
- 2005 New York City transit strike
- 2006 labor protests in France
- 2006 Oaxaca protests (Mexico)
- 2006 Progressive Enterprises dispute (New Zealand)
- South Korean railroad strike of 2006
- 2006 TTC wildcat strike
- University of Miami 2006 custodial workers' strike (U.S.)
[edit] Chronological list of general strikes
- 1820 Rising, Scotland
- 1912 Brisbane General Strike, Queensland, Australia
- Seattle General Strike of 1919
- Winnipeg General Strike of 1919
- UK general strike of 1926
- San Francisco general strike of 1934
- February strike, Netherlands, 1941
- Uprising of 1953 in East Germany
- French general strike of May 1968
- Uruguay general strike of 1973
- Ulster Workers' Council Strike, 1974
- Spanish general strike of 1988
- April 1992 general strike in Nepal
- Venezuelan general strike of 2002-2003
- 2006 democracy movement in Nepal
- Guinea general strike of 2007
