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Today in labour history
Today in Labour History
1918 Germany Hundreds of thousands of workers went on general strike against war in Berlin, and across the country in the next few days 4 million took to the streets.
1935 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cane cutters refused to start reaping the new sugar cane crop. Soon a general strike of sugar workers developed, during which British troops killed two strikers and wounded eight.
1946 Chile Six workers demonstrating against rising prices were murdered and many more seriously injured by police in Bulnes Square, Santiago.
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