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18th March 1834: Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation to Australia

  • 18th March 2023
  • Tagged as: Agriculture, Australia, England, Law, Tolpuddle Martyrs, Transportation, Unionisation, Workers

The industrial revolution, combined with the first of the Enclosure Acts, had seen the earnings of poor farmers plummet.

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23rd August 1970: Start of the Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker walkout in U.S. history

  • 23rd August 2020
  • Tagged as: Agriculture, America, California, Farming, Food, Unionisation, United States

The Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, began in California’s Salinas Valley.

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6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers

  • 6th July 2020
  • Tagged as: Industry, Pennsylvania, Strike, Unionisation, United States, USA
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Dozens were killed or injured when Pinkerton agents working on behalf of the Carnegie Steel Company fought striking steelworkers in Homestead, Pennsylvania.

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