Tag: labor rights
The Rock Springs Massacre of 1885: Racial Violence and Labor Unrest in the American West
The Rock Springs Massacre of September 2, 1885, marked one of the darkest chapters in the history of racial violence in the United States. In the town of Rock Springs, Wyoming, a group of white miners attacked and killed at least 28 Chinese miners, while...
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12 Dec, 12:51 PM
The Defiance at Austin Factory: The 4th August 1956 Stand Against the Strike
On 4th August 1956, three workers at the Austin Motor Company factory in Birmingham made a bold stand by continuing to work in defiance of a union-led strike order. This act of defiance, during a time of post-war labor unrest, sparked debates about the ro...
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9 Dec, 10:17 AM