Working Class History

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Working Class History1h ago
#OtD 22 Jun 1907 Chinese anarchist newspaper 'Xin Shiji' (The New Century) was first published in Paris. Anarchist ideas were soon taken back to China where it fused with a section of the labour movement https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9491/the-new-century-first-published
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Working Class History3h ago
#OtD 22 Jun 1908 celebrated anarchist Koken Yamaguchi was released from prison in Tokyo. Met by crowds waving red flags and singing, who were then attacked by police, with 10 arrested https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9492/red-flag-incident
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Working Class History5h ago
#OtD 22 Jun 1945 tens of thousands of workers in Nigeria defied the unions and walked out on a general strike demanding a minimum wage and increased cost of living payment. Lasting 45 days, the workers were later given the increase https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9494/nigeria-general-strike
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Working Class History9h ago
#OtD 22 Jun 1848 the June Days Uprising began in France in response to plans to close National Workshops, which were created to provide work for the unemployed: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7875/june-days-uprising
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Working Class History11h ago
E124: [TEASER] Fireside Chat - World Cup of Chaos - New episode of the Working Class History podcast: https://www.patreon.com/workingclasshistory/posts/e124-fireside-of-161228805
Working Class History12h ago
#OtD 22 Jun 1941 Sisak People's Liberation Partisan Detachment, the first Yugoslav partisan unit, was founded following the Nazi occupation. Today is commemorated in Croatia as "Anti-Fascist Struggle Day" https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9493/sisak-partisan-detachment-formed
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Working Class History14h ago
Out for all! Teaser of our World Cup episode: we discuss the madness of hosting it in Trump's USA, price gouging, autocrats, football, propaganda, and the radical players who believed in a better world. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e124-fireside-chat-world-cup-of-chaos/
World Cup Chaos: Politics and Football in Trump's USA

Join us for a deep dive into football politics and chaos during the World Cup in Trump's USA. Exclusive insights on our latest Fireside Chat!

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Working Class History15h ago
#OtD 22 Jun 1948 the Empire Windrush arrived in Tilbury docks bringing the first group of 492 Jamaicans to the UK. They had answered an appeal for workers from the UK which needed to rebuild following World War II, amidst an acute labour shortage https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/products/the-making-of-the-black-working-class-in-britain-ron-ramdin
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22 June 1945: Nigeria general strike
Working Class History18h ago
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22 June 1945: Nigeria general strike

On this day, 22 June 1945, tens of thousands of workers in Nigeria defied the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and walked out on a general strike in protest at the B

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