Autoworkers brought car manufacturers to their knees and won big
UAW workers end their “Stand Up Strike” after reaching historic agreements with three largest automobile manufacturers in the US
Truckers’ strike in South Korea ends in victory as government agrees to demands
The victory for the truck drivers came after eight days of continued strike brought exports to a standstill and disrupted major sectors including electronics and automobiles. The strike also threatened the global supply chains of semiconductor chips
Strike action in Clover South Africa enters second week, unions contemplate occupation
Demanding an end to retrenchments that could see over 2,000 job losses, unions have called on the South African government to take over Clover SA, the largest employer in the country’s dairy industry
1951 New Zealand waterfront strike
The National government, led by Sidney Holland, in an attempt to break the strike, implemented harsh measures including censoring the press from reporting on the strike and making it illegal to provide food and money to the striking workers and their families
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
- Argentine unions call another general strike for May 9
