Today in labour history

Today in Labour History

1909 Spain Day 2 of the general strike against the sending of reservists to suppress workers in Morocco. Anger against the Church for its support for the state. In Barcelona, 80 buildings belonging to the Church are set on fire.

1914 France At the call of the CGT, a large crowd in Paris manifested its opposition to the coming war; there are identical events in the provinces (Lyon, Limoges, etc.).

1917 Australia A mass meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in Sydney votes to strike against the introduction of a time card system.

1918 Canada Ginger Goodwin, a union organizer and socialist, is shot and killed by a special constable in the woods near Cumberland, British Columbia. In Vancouver his shooting leads to the province's first one-day general strike.[more]

1944 France The Provisional Government of the French Republic (GPRP), installed in Algiers, repeals the Vichy labour charter. All unions except the CGPF are re-established.

1953 Niger 48 hour strike by railway workers for a 40 hour week with no reduction in pay..

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