Today in labour history

Today in Labour History

1905 Russia 12,000 workers on the Poutilov construction site strike in solidarity with two workers dismissed for their membership if the "legal" association of Zoubatov.

1919 Argentina End of the general strike underway in Buenos Aires since January 7. Armed repression resulted in the death of more than 200 workers.

1957 Senegal Creation of the General Union of Black African Workers (UGTAN), headquartered in Dakar. After one year, it brings together 80 to 90% of union members in AOF, 150,000 in total.

1979 Iran The Shah of Iran flees into exile after months of protests which included strikes by unions and leftwing groups.[more]

1997 India Trade union leader, Dutta Samant was assassinated. He had led 300,000 mill workers in a year-long strike in 1982 in Mumbai.

1997 Albania Several months of civil unrest began when hundreds of thousands of workers lost savings and housing during the crash of the last of the pyramid investment funds. They demand reimbursement and overthrow the government.

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