general protest strike
411988 Spanish general strike — Spain s 1988 general strike took place on December 14, and in Spain it is simply called 14 D (shortened form of 14 Diciembre ; Cf. N30). It was called by the two main trade unions: CCOO and UGT. Triggered by a significant reform in the labour… …
422008 Egyptian general strike — The 2008 Egyptian general strike was a strike which occurred on 6 April, 2008, by Egyptian workers, primarily in the state run textile industry, in response to low wages and rising food costs. Strikes are illegal in Egypt and authorities have… …
43Student protest — encompasses a wide range of activities that indicate student dissatisfaction with a given political or academic issue and mobilization to communicate this dissatisfaction to the authorities (university or civil or both) and society in general and …
44Palestinian general strike — The Palestinian press and the general strike lasted from April October 1936 in the British Mandate of Palestine and was part of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.The dissent was influenced by the Qassamite rebelion following the killing of… …
45Picketing (protest) — Picketing is a form of protest in which people (called picketers) [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2 q=picketer] congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade …
46Student Strike of 1970 — In the aftermath of the American Invasion of Cambodia on April 30 1970 and the killing of four students at Kent State University on May 4 1970 in Ohio and two at Jackson State College in Mississippi on May 14/15, more than 450 university, college …
47Lawrence textile strike — The Lawrence Textile Strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World. Prompted by one mill owner s decision to lower wages when a new law shortening the workweek went into… …
48Gurindji strike — The Gurindji Strike (or Wave Hill Walk Off) refers to the walk off and strike by 200 Gurindji stockmen, house servants and their families in August 1966 at Wave Hill cattle station in Australia s Northern Territory.The Gurindji people s… …
49February strike — The 1941 February Strike, also known as The Strike of February 1941 , was a general strike organized during World War II in The Netherlands against the anti Jewish measures and activities by the Nazis. Its direct causes were the razzias held by… …
501936 Syrian general strike — The 1936 Syrian general strike gave fresh momentum to that country s nationalist movement, which had been stalled since the 1933 suspension of parliament. When French Mandate authorities arrested prominent members of the National Bloc and closed… …
