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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Chronological list of strikes
Seventeenth Century
- Maine indentured Servants' and Fisherman's Mutiny (1636, Brittish Colonies)
- Virginia's Indentured Servants' Plot (1661, Brittish Colonies)
- Maryland Indentured Servants' Strike (1663, Brittish Colonies)
- Boston ship Carpenter's Protest (1675 Brittish Colonies)
- Bacon's Rebellion (1676, Virginia, Brittish Colonies)
- New York City Carters' Strike (1677, Brittish Colonies)
- New York City Carters' Strike (1684, Brittish Colonies)
Eighteenth Century
- New York City Bakers' Strike (1741, Brittish Colonies)
- Florida Indentured Servants' Revolt (1768, Brittish Colonies)
- New York City Tailors' Strike (1768, Brittish Colonies)
- Hibernia, New Jersey, Ironworks Strike (1774, Brittish Colonies)
- Shay's Rebellion (1786, Massachusetts, U.S.)
- Philadelphia Carpenters - First Strike in the U.S. Building Trades (1791, U.S.)
- Philadelphia River Pilots' Strike (1792, U.S.)
Nineteenth century
- Philadelphia shoemakers guilty of criminal conspiracy after striking for higher wages (1806, U.S.)
- Pawtucket Rhode Island, Textile Strike (1824, U.S.)
- Boston House Carpenters' Strike (1825, U.S.)
- Philadelphia Carpenters' Strike (1827, U.S.)
- Paterson New Jersey, Textile Strike (1828, U.S.)
- Lynn Massachusetts, Shoebinders' Protest (1831, U.S.)
- Boston Ship Carpenters' Ten-hour Strike (1832, U.S.)
- Lynn Massachusetts, Shoebinders' Protest (1833, U.S.)
- Manayunk Pennsylvania, Textile Protest (1833, U.S.)
- New York City Carpenters' Strike (1833, U.S.)
- Lowell Massechusetts, Mill Women's Strike (1834, U.S.)
- Manayunk Pennsylvania, Textile Protest (1834, U.S.)
- Paterson New Jersey, Textile Strike (1835, U.S.)
- Lowell Massechusetts, Mill Women's Strike (1836, U.S.)
- New York City Tailors' Strike (1836, U.S.)
- Philadelphia Bookbinders' Strike (1836, U.S.)
- New York City Tailors' Strike (1850, U.S.)
- New England Shoemakers' Strike (1860, U.S.)
- Molders' Lockout (1866, U.S.)
- Sheffield Outrages (1860s, UK)
- Anthracite Coal Strike (1868, U.S.)
- Troy New York, Collar Launderesses' Strike (1869, U.S.)
- Lynn Massachusetts, Shoe Workers' Strike (1872, U.S.)
- Tompkins Square Riot (1874, New York, U.S.]]
- Anthracite Coal Strike (1875, U.S.)
- Great Railroad Strike (1877, U.S.)
- Cigarmakers' Strike (1877, U.S.]]
- Cohoes New York, Cotton Mill Strike (1882, U.S.)
- Cowboy Strike (1883, U.S.)
- Lynchburg Virginia, Tobbacco Workers' Strike (1883, U.S.)
- Molders' Lockout (1883, U.S.)
- Fall River Massachusetts, Textile Strike (1884, U.S.)
- Union Pacific Railroad Strike (1884, U.S.)
- Cloakmakers' General Strike (1885, U.S.)
- McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Strike (1885, U.S.)
- Southwest Railroad Strike (1885, U.S.)
- Yonkers New York, Carpet Weavers' Strike (1885, U.S.)
- Augusta Georgia, Textile Strike (1886, U.S.)
- Cowboy Strike (1886, U.S.)
- Eight-Hour Strikes (1886, U.S.)
- McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Strike (1886, U.S.)
- Southwest Railroad Strike (1886, U.S.)
- Troy New York, Collar Launderesses' Strike (1886, U.S.)
- Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886 (U.S.)
- Haymarket Riot (1886, U.S.)
- Bay View Tragedy (1886, U.S.)
- Port of New York, Longshoremens' Strike (1887, U.S.)
- Burlington Railroad Strike (1888, U.S.)
- Cincinnati Shoemakers' Lockout (1888, U.S.)
- Matchgirls Strike (1888, London)
- London Dock Strike of 1889
- Baseball Players' Revolt (1889, U.S.)
- Fall River Massachusetts, Textile Strike (1889, U.S.)
- 1890 Australian Maritime Dispute
- Southampton Dock Strike of 1890 (UK)
- Carpenters' Strike for the Eight-Hour Day (1890, U.S.)
- 1891 Australian shearers' strike
- Savanna Georgia, Black Laborers' Strike (1891, U.S.)
- Tennessee Miners' Strike (1891, U.S.)
- Homestead Strike (1892, U.S.) gains national attention
- Buffalo switchmen's strike (1892, U.S.)
- Coeur d'Alene Miners' Strike (1892, U.S.)
- Coxey's Army marches on Washington D.C. (1894, U.S.)
- Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 (U.S.)
- Pullman Strike (1894, U.S.)
- Great Northern Railroad Strike (1894, U.S.)
- Bituminous Coal Miners' Strike (1894) Birmingham, Alabama
- Haverhill Massachusetts Shoe Strike (1895, U.S.)
- Leadville Colorado, Miners' Strike (1896))
- Lattimer Massacre Strike (1897) (Pennsylvania)
- Marlboro Massachusetts, Shoe Workers' Strike (1888, U.S.)
- Buffalo New York, Grain Shovellers' Strike (1899, U.S.)
- Cleveland Ohio, Street Railway Workers' Strike (1899, U.S.)
- Coeur d'Alene Miners' Strike (1899, U.S.)
- The Newsboys Strike (1899, New York City, U.S.)
1900s
- Anthracite Coal Strike (1900, U.S.)
- Machinists' Strike (1900, U.S.)
- Penrhyn Quarry lock-out (1900-1903, Wales)
- U.S. Steel Recognition Strike of 1901 (U.S.)
- Machinists' Strike (1901, U.S.)
- San Francisco Restaurant Workers' Strike (1901, U.S.)
- The Anthracite Coal Strike (1902, U.S.)
- [Chicago Teamsters' Strike]] (1902, U.S.)
- Cripple Creek Colorado, Miners' Strike (1902, U.S.)
- Colorado Labor Wars, Western Federation of Miners (1903-1904, U.S.)
- Oxnard Strike of 1903 (U.S.) Suigar Beets
- Utah Coal Strike (1903, U.S.)
- New York City Inbterborough Rapid Transit Strike 991904, U.S.)
- Packinghouse Workers' Strike]] (1904, U.S.)
- Santa Fe Railroad Shopmen's Strike (1904, U.S.)
- Goldfield Nevada, Miners' Strike (1907 U.S.)
- New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 "Uprising of the 20,000" (1909, U.S.)
- Georgia Railroad Strike (1909, U.S.)
- McKees Rocks Pennsylvania, Steel Strike (1909, U.S.)
- Watertown Connecticut, Arsenal Strike (1909, U.S.)
1910s
- Bethlehem Steel Strike (1910, U.S.)
- Cloakmakers' Strike (1910, U.S.)
- Chicago Clothing Workers' Strike (1910, U.S.)
- Los Angeles Strike Wave (1910, U.S.)
- Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910-1911 (U.S.)
- 1911 Liverpool General Transport Strike (UK)
- Illinois Central and Harriman Lines Rail Strike (1911, U.S.)
- Southern Lumber Operators' Strike (1911, U.S.)
- Lawrence textile strike, often known as the Bread and Roses strike (1912, Lawrence, Massachusetts)
- Waihi miners' strike (1912, Waihi, New Zealand)
- Chicago Newspaper Strike (1912, U.S.)
- Fur Workers' Strike (1912, U.S.)
- Lawrence Masachussetts, Textile Strike (1912, U.S.)
- Lousisiana Timber Workers' Strike (1912, U.S.)
- New York City Hotel Strike (1912, U.S.)
- 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)
- Machinists' Strike and Boycott (1913 U.S.)
- Michigan Copper Strike (1913, U.S.)
- Paterson New Jersey, Textile Strike (1913, U.S.)
- Rubber Workers' Strike (1913, U.S.)
- Studebaker Motors Auto Workers' Strike (1913, U.S.)
- Wheatland California Hop Riot 1913, U.S.)
- Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill Strike 1914, U.S.)
- Burston Strike School (1914-1939, UK)
- Standard Oil Strike (1915, U.S.)
- Youngstown Ohio, Steel Strike (1915, U.S.)
- Arizona Copper Strike (1916, U.S.)
- Minnesota Iron Range Strike (1916, U.S.)
- New York City, Transit Strike (1916, U.S.)
- New York City, Cloakmakers' Strike (1916, U.S.)
- Standard Oil Strike (1916, U.S.)
- Bisbee Arizona, Miners' Strike (1917, U.S.)
- Butte Montana, Miners' Strike (1917, U.S.)
- East Saint Louis Riot (1917, U.S.)
- Pacific Northwest Lumber Strike (1917, U.S.)
Wave of postwar strikes sweeps U.S.
- BLE Strike in New York City (1918, U.S.)
- Police officers' strike, (1918-19) United Kingdom
- Centralia Massacre (Washington) (1919, U.S.)
- Boston Police Strike (1919, U.S.)
- Actors' Strike (1919, U.S.)
- Centralia Washington Massacre (1919, U.S.)
- New England Telephone Strike (1919, U.S.)
- 1919 Battle of George Square (UK)
- Seattle General Strike of 1919
- Steel strike of 1919 (U.S.)
- Winnipeg General Strike (1919)
1920s
- Battle of Matewan (1920, U.S.)
- West Virginia Coal Wars (1920-21, U.S.)
- Battle of Blair Mountain (1921, U.S.)
- Black Friday (1921) (UK)
- Great Railroad Strike of 1922 (U.S.)
- Herrin massacre (1922, U.S.)
- 1923 Victorian Police strike (Australia)
- Ammanford Anthracite Strike (1925, UK)
- Columbine Mine Massacre Strike (1927, U.S.)
- Santa Marta massacre (1928, Columbia)
- 1929 Timber Workers strike (Australia)
- Lupeni Strike of 1929 (Romania)
- Rothbury Riot (1929, Australia)
- The Loray Mill Strike 1929 (U.S.)
1930s
- Ådalen shootings (1931, Sweden)
- Battle of Evarts (1931, U.S.)
- Invergordon Mutiny (1931, UK)
- Griviţa Strike of 1933 (Romania)
- Auto-Lite Strike (1934, U.S.)
- 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.)
1940s
- Disney animators' strike (1941, U.S.)
- 1942 Luxembourg General Strike (1942, Luxembourg)
- 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)
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.)
1960s
- Delano grape strike (1965-1970, U.S.)
- Reesor Siding Strike of 1963 (Canada)
- 1966 New York City transit strike (U.S.)
- Hong Kong 1967 Leftist Riots
- The Gurindji Strike (1966, Australia)
- Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968 (U.S.)
- Montreal Police Strike (1969, Canada) see also Murray-Hill riot
1970s
- Colour Strike (1970-1971, UK)
- 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, UK)
- Grunwick Dispute (1976-1977) London
- Bituminous Coal Strike of 1977-1978 (U.S.)
- Winter of Discontent (1978-1979, UK)
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 of 1983 (1983, U.S.)
- Battle of Orgreave (1984, UK)
- UK Miners' Strike (1984-1985)
- Wapping dispute (1986, UK)
- International Paper strike (1987, U.S.)
- 1989 Australian pilots' strike
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
2000s
- UK Firefighter strike 2002
- Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike - 2003
- 2004 CN Rail workers strike (Canada)
- 2004-05 NHL lockout (U.S. and Canada)
- Bolivian Gas War (2005)
- 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.)
- 2007 South African public servants' strike
Chronological list of general strikes
- 1820 Rising, Scotland
- New Orleans General Strike (1892, U.S.)
- Philadelphia General Strike (1910, U.S.)
- 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
See also
Template:Organized labour portal
Sources
Labor conflict in the United States, An encyclopedia. edited by Ronald Filippelli, assisted by Carol Reilly - Garland Publishing New York & London 1990 (ISBN: 082407968X)