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Happy Birthday to Gregory Regis "Greg" Ginn, guitarist and main songwriter for hardcore punk rock band Black Flag, born on this day in 1954, Tucson

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#OtD 7 Jun 1972 police opened fire into a crowd of strikers demanding backpay in Karachi, Pakistan, killing three and injuring dozens. The funeral procession was also attacked by police. Workers responded with a mass strike across the city https://libcom.org/library/strength-street-karachi-1972

Strength of the street: Karachi 1972 - Kamran Asdar Ali

A short history of the mass strike in Karachi in June, 1972 following the killings of three striking factory workers by police.
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#OtD 7 Jun 1971 New York bridge workers completely snarled the city's traffic by leaving drawbridges open, the result of a rejection by New York State of their pension demands. This is a history of the strike: https://libcom.org/history/new-york-city-municipal-workers-strike-1971-steven-johns

New York City municipal workers' strike, 1971 - Steven Johns

A short history of a two-day strike by thousands of New York city workers in pursuit of a pension plan.
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#OtD 7 Jun 1948 Chinese phosphate miners on Nauru protested when a ship came to take them back to China, but they demanded part of their pay. Australian police attacked the workers, killing 4, injuring 16 and arresting 49, and the workers were deported. https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7982/Nauru-Chinese-workers-protest

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#OtD 7 Jun 1948 Chinese phosphate miners on Nauru protested when a ship came to take them back to China, but they demanded part of their pay. Australian police attacked the workers, killing 4, injuring 16 and arresting 49, and the workers were deported https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7982/Nauru-Chinese-workers-protest

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#OtD 7 Jun 1968 women workers at Ford's Dagenham plant in England walked out on strike for equal pay with men. The strike led to the Equal Pay Act of 1970, although pay equality at Ford was only achieved after a later strike in 1984 https://libcom.org/history/1968-ford-female-employees-win-strike-equal-pay-dagenham

1968: Ford Female Employees Win Strike for Equal Pay in Dagenham

In 1968 women who worked for the Ford plant in Dagenham discovered their pay was significantly less than male workers doing the same work.
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#OtD 7 Jun 1954 mathematician and AI thinker Alan Turing, who also helped the Allies win WWII by cracking Nazi codes, died after being sentenced to chemical castration for homosexuality. Officially ruled suicide, but some suspect alternative explanations.
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#OtD 7 Jun 1913 150,000 people attended a pageant at Madison Square Garden in NYC to support striking @iww@twitter.com silk workers in Paterson. Up to 1000 workers took part, with the assistance of John Reed, Big Bill Haywood and others
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#OtD 7 Jun 1780 Gordon rioters in London attacked the Bank of England, and soldiers killed several. Anti-Catholic sentiment had sparked disturbances which then became a rebellion against poor economic conditions for the working class
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#OtD 6 Jun 1968 people in France largely returned to work following the May 68 mass strike. Union officials had forced a return in many places, even against popular votes to continue the strike. Some workers publicly tore up their union cards in protest https://libcom.org/library/may-june-1968-absence-workers-autonomy https://t.co/Regu1hRQGT

May-June 1968 - A Situation Lacking in Workers' Autonomy

Mouvement Communiste's detailed history and analysis of the movement of May-June 1968 in France.
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#OtD 6 Jun 1966 civil rights activist and war veteran James Meredith began a solitary March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson against racism. He was shot by a racist, but 15,000 finished the march in his place, and he survived https://libcom.org/history/deacons-defense-armed-resistance-civil-rights-movement

The Deacons for Defense: armed resistance and the Civil Rights Movement

A pamphlet about the Deacons for Defense, an armed self-defense African-American civil rights organization in the U.S. Southern states during the 1960s.
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#OtD 6 Jun 1780 the notorious Newgate prison in London was burned down and all prisoners freed by Gordon rioters. A message was daubed on Newgate prison's walls stating that the prisoners had been released on the authority of "His Majesty, King Mob". https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10630/Burning-of-Newgate-Prison

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#OtD 6 Jun 1988 a general strike was declared in South Africa by Black unions and anti-apartheid groups. Up to 3 million took part in the stoppage, in protest at the 2-year-old state of emergency restrictions on the right to strike. They held out against open fire from police
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#OtD 6 Jun 1978 Kitasono Katue, renowned Japanese poet, painter, photographer, critic and anarchist, who helped introduce Dada and Surrealism into Japan, died aged 75
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#OtD 6 Jun 1900 anarchist and anti-fascist, Silvia Secchiari, was born in Carrara, Italy. Subjected to fascist violence which left her paralysed, she remained active by writing revolutionary songs. Her son helped form the first partisan group in the region
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#OtD 6 Jun 1943 Greek communist, Pandelis Pouliopoulos, was executed by the Italian occupation forces in Nezero, near Larissa, along with over a hundred other militants, in retaliation for the destruction by partisans of the Gorgopotamos bridge
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#OtD 6 Jun 1936 a strike began at the Laurel Mill in Oldham, England, by the workers organised in the Operative Cotton Spinners Association. The business subsequently closed down, and the mill and its machinery sold at auction the following year
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#OtD 5 Jun 1878 Mexican revolutionary military leader Pancho Villa was born. Allied with the revolutionary army of Emiliano Zapata, Villa played an important role in many key military victories which led to the overthrow of the regime of Victoriano Huerta

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#OtD 5 Jun 1981 workers in the Philippines held their first general strike after the end of martial law in the Bataan Export Processing Zone. More info in this history of class struggle in the Philippines: https://libcom.org/history/history-trade-unionism-philippines

A history of trade unionism in the Philippines

A detailed account of the history of the workers' movement in the Philippines, by the International Communist Current. We disagree with the articles references to decadence theory, however reproduce it for its detailed historical information.
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#OtD 5 Jun 1948 Oswald Mosley's fascist Union Movement was completely routed in Brighton by Jewish anti-fascists from the 43 Group. Leader of the demo, Jeffrey Hamm, ended up in hospital with a broken jaw. For more on the 43 Group, listen to our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/2020/02/17/e35-37-the-43-group/

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E35-37: The 43 Group

Podcast miniseries about the 43 Group of mostly Jewish ex-servicemen and women who battled Oswald Mosley’s fascists in Britain’s streets after World War II.We speak with Daniel Sonabend…
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#OtD 5 Jun 1996 a Texan border community group Save Sierra Blanca stepped up its campaign to oppose a nuclear waste disposal site in their area. They allied with other environmental groups in the US and Mexico and the plan was shelved two years later
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Physicist Rudolph Peierls was born #OTD in 1907. He contributed across the breadth of 20th century physics, from quantum field theory to nuclear physics to statistical mechanics.

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Rudolph Peierls, wearing a jacket and tie, seated and looking at the camera in a black and white photo. His dark hair is parted on the far left, and he has on a pair of glasses. There are two pens sticking out of his jacket pocket and his hands are resting on the table in front of him.
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#OtD 5 Jun 2005 Spanish anarchist and women's liberation activist Pepita Carpena died in France. A member of the @CNTsindicato@twitter.com, she worked in a factory making grenades during the revolution before having to flee upon the fascist victory https://libcom.org/history/articles/1919-2005-pepita-carpena

Carpena, Pepita, 1919-2005

A biography of veteran Spanish anarchist and women's liberationist Pepita Carpena.
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#OtD 5 Jun 1948 Oswald Mosley's fascist Union Movement was completely routed in Brighton by Jewish anti-fascists from the 43 Group. Leader of the demo, Jeffrey Hamm, ended up in hospital with a broken jaw. For more on the 43 Group, listen to our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/2020/02/17/e35-37-the-43-group/

E35-37: The 43 Group

Podcast miniseries about the 43 Group of mostly Jewish ex-servicemen and women who battled Oswald Mosley’s fascists in Britain’s streets after World War II.We speak with Daniel Sonabend…
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#OtD 5 Jun 2013 teenage anti-fascist and trade unionist, Clément Méric, was killed by neo-Nazis in Paris. This is a leaflet about it put out at the time: https://libcom.org/library/neither-forgiving-nor-forgetting-only-scores-settle

Neither forgiving nor forgetting, only scores to settle

A translation of a leaflet from France, regarding the murder of anti-fascist Clément Méric by members of a far-right group.
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#OtD 4 Jun 2003 after five weeks of strike action, workers in the Faroe Islands won a pay increase of 9% over the next two years, as well as other improvements. 12,000 workers had walked out in May, shutting off the supply of goods to the islands. More: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7956/faroe-islands-strike-wins

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#OtD 5 Jun 1868 Marxist industrial unionist and Irish republican, James Connolly, was born in Edinburgh to Irish parents. An advocate of Irish independence and a member of the @iww@twitter.com, Connolly was executed by British authorities following the unsuccessful Easter rising of 1916
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#OtD 5 Jun 1878 Mexican revolutionary military leader Pancho Villa was born. Allied with the revolutionary army of Emiliano Zapata, Villa played an important role in many key military victories which led to the overthrow of the regime of Victoriano Huerta
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#OtD 4 Jun 1910 the Valladolid rebellion of hacienda workers and armed Maya people broke out in Yucatan, Mexico, against the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. It was crushed by federal troops five days later, but it helped spark revolution in November

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#OtD 4 Jun 1917 Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were among the speakers at a meeting of the No Conscription League at the Hunts Point Palace in the Bronx. The League were organising opposition to US involvement in World War I. Learn more: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10445/no-conscription-league-meeting

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#OtD 4 Jun 1950 the 43 Group of anti-fascist Jewish ex-service people voted to disband itself at a meeting in London, England. Since 1946 the group had successfully broken up fascist groups and driven Oswald Mosley into exile. Learn more in our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e35-37-the-43-group/ https://t.co/f1kmEgeWIB

E35-37: The 43 Group

Podcast miniseries about the 43 Group of mostly Jewish ex-servicemen and women who battled Oswald Mosley’s fascists in Britain’s streets after World War II.We speak with Daniel Sonabend…
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#OtD 4 Jun 1989 the Chinese army began to crush the uprising and 7-week long occupation of Tiananmen Square. Hundreds of students and workers around the country were killed before the rebellion was repressed over the next two days https://libcom.org/history/chinese-democratic-uprising-1989

The Chinese democratic uprising, 1989

A detailed account of the national uprising for democracy which swept China in 1989 and was crushed after the Tiananmen Square massacre, written by George Katsiaficas.
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#OtD 4 Jun 1976 an 18-year-old Sikh schoolboy, Gurdip Singh Chaggarwas, was murdered in a racist attack in Southall, London. His death triggered riots and prompted local youth to form the Southall Youth Movement to fight the racists. More in our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/09/18/e28-29-asian-youth-movements-in-bradford/

E33-34: Asian youth movements in Bradford

Double podcast episode about anti-racist Asian youth movements in Bradford, England in the 1970s and 80s. We speak to Tariq Mehmood about the Asian Youth Movement, the United Black Youth League, an…
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#OtD 4 Jun 1940 Winston Churchill gave his most famous "fight them on the beaches" speech. Contrary to popular myth, the speech wasn't even broadcast, and the government believed that it may have led to more pessimism in the public https://libcom.org/blog/the-peccadillos-winston-churchill-12082008

The peccadillos of Winston Churchill

Following a few questions and misconceptions on the man himself, I thought I'd reiterate a few of them to balance things out a bit.
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#OtD 4 Jun 1862 textile worker and one of the founders of the Spanish anarchist movement, Teresa Claramunt, was born. Jailed several times and played a leading role in the 1911 Aragon general strike. When she died, 50k workers went to her funeral https://libcom.org/history/claramunt-teresa-1862-1931

Claramunt, Teresa, 1862- 1931

One of the founders of the Spanish anarchist movement, an ‘organic intellectual’ and one of its most distinguished women activists.
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#OtD 4 Jun 1919 Order No. 1824 was declared. Signed off by Leon Trotsky, it banned workers from attending an emergency congress of revolutionary workers’, peasants’, and soldiers’ delegates called for by the Military Revolutionary Council https://libcom.org/history/history-makhnovist-movement-1918-1921-peter-arshinov

History of the Makhnovist movement, 1918-1921 - Peter Arshinov

The full text of Peter Arshinov's definitive history of the revolutionary Ukrainian guerrilla movement led by anarchist Nestor Makhno.
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#OtD 4 Jun 1913 socialist suffragette, Emily Davison, was seriously injured while trying to grab the King's horse during the Derby at Epsom and died four days later: the first martyr of the movement. She had previously been arrested and jailed many times https://libcom.org/history/violence-suffragette-movement

Violence in the women’s suffrage movement

A brief account of some of the many violent incidents in the UK women’s fight for the right to vote in the early 20th century, by Steven Johns.
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#OtD 4 Jun 1910 the Valladolid rebellion of hacienda workers and armed Maya people broke out in Yucatan, Mexico, against the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. It was crushed by federal troops five days later, but it helped spark revolution in November
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#OtD 3 Jun 2020 workers at Di Bruno Bros in Philadelphia stated they would go on strike from Jun 5 in support of the Black Lives Matter movement after bosses began giving free food to police. On 4 Jun bosses caved, apologised and donated to the NAACP. https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10204/di-bruno-bros-strike-threat

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#OtD 3 Jun 1983 Miller brewery workers in Milwaukee, WI, went on strike demanding a better contract and protesting 325 job losses. After two months, they won an improved contract but still with the loss of 297 jobs.
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