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#OtD 11 Jan 1932 coordinated demonstrations by unemployed workers took place at every relief station in Chicago, demanding better benefits, part of a militant unemployed movement during the great depression stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8303...
January 11, 2026 at 9:55 AM
#OtD 11 Jan 1932 coordinated demonstrations by unemployed workers took place at every relief station in Chicago, demanding better benefits, part of a militant unemployed movement during the great depression stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8303...
#OtD 11 Jan 1943 Italian-American anarchist union organiser and newspaper editor, Carlo Tresca, was assassinated in New York. Recent research suggests he was murdered by contract killer, Carmine Galante, on the orders of fascist-sympathising mobsters stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8304...
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
#OtD 11 Jan 1943 Italian-American anarchist union organiser and newspaper editor, Carlo Tresca, was assassinated in New York. Recent research suggests he was murdered by contract killer, Carmine Galante, on the orders of fascist-sympathising mobsters stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8304...
#OtD 11 January 1938 a bomb dropped by general Francisco Franco's nationalist and fascist supporters during the Spanish Civil War killed 10 people in the neighbourhood of Sant Andreu, Barcelona. More information, sources and map: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8015...
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
#OtD 11 January 1938 a bomb dropped by general Francisco Franco's nationalist and fascist supporters during the Spanish Civil War killed 10 people in the neighbourhood of Sant Andreu, Barcelona. More information, sources and map: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8015...
#OtD 10 Jan 1859 Catalan educator and anarchist, Francesc Ferrer was born. He developed the idea of the "Modern School": radical, secular education particularly for working-class children. He was later framed and executed by the state. Learn more: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
January 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
#OtD 10 Jan 1859 Catalan educator and anarchist, Francesc Ferrer was born. He developed the idea of the "Modern School": radical, secular education particularly for working-class children. He was later framed and executed by the state. Learn more: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
#OtD 10 Jan 2003 students in Bangui, Central African Republic, battled police in the streets in protest at non-payment of scholarship grants by the government. Students started fires and stoned cars while police and soldiers fired tear gas and gunshots stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7721...
Bangui student protests - WCH | Stories
Bangui student protests - Working Class History | Stories
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January 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
#OtD 10 Jan 2003 students in Bangui, Central African Republic, battled police in the streets in protest at non-payment of scholarship grants by the government. Students started fires and stoned cars while police and soldiers fired tear gas and gunshots stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7721...
#OtD 10 Jan 1918 200 housewives marched through Barcelona calling textile workers out to strike against high cost of living. Strikes, demos and attacks on shops and coal yards continued even after a new military governor declared a state of siege stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8194...
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
#OtD 10 Jan 1918 200 housewives marched through Barcelona calling textile workers out to strike against high cost of living. Strikes, demos and attacks on shops and coal yards continued even after a new military governor declared a state of siege stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8194...
#OtD 10 Jan 2007 workers in Guinea began a general strike demanding the president resign. After 18 days of the strike and dozens dead the strikers won significant concessions. These included reductions in prices of fuel and rice, and democratic reforms stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7722...
January 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
#OtD 10 Jan 2007 workers in Guinea began a general strike demanding the president resign. After 18 days of the strike and dozens dead the strikers won significant concessions. These included reductions in prices of fuel and rice, and democratic reforms stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7722...
#OtD 10 Jan 1934 disabled anti-fascist construction worker, Marinus van der Lubbe, was executed by the Nazis for setting fire to the Reichstag. He'd hoped to inspire resistance to fascism; instead, the Nazis used it as a pretext to repress dissent stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8195...
January 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
#OtD 10 Jan 1934 disabled anti-fascist construction worker, Marinus van der Lubbe, was executed by the Nazis for setting fire to the Reichstag. He'd hoped to inspire resistance to fascism; instead, the Nazis used it as a pretext to repress dissent stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8195...
#OtD 10 Jan 2021 workers at the Ferghana oil refinery in Uzbekistan walked out on strike against proposed job cuts. A little over a week later, they had begun sit down protests in the street carrying placards with slogans like: "give us work" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7723...
January 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
#OtD 10 Jan 2021 workers at the Ferghana oil refinery in Uzbekistan walked out on strike against proposed job cuts. A little over a week later, they had begun sit down protests in the street carrying placards with slogans like: "give us work" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7723...
#OtD 10 Jan 1979 during the Winter of Discontent the number of lorry drivers across Scotland and northern England on wildcat strike against government-union pay restraint reached 50,000. Drivers picketed ports and warehouses to stop trucks moving goods stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8197...
January 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
#OtD 10 Jan 1979 during the Winter of Discontent the number of lorry drivers across Scotland and northern England on wildcat strike against government-union pay restraint reached 50,000. Drivers picketed ports and warehouses to stop trucks moving goods stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8197...
#OtD 10 Jan 1966 biracial voting rights activist Vernon Dahmer was firebombed by the KKK in Mississippi. While he managed to save his wife and child, he died from severe burns and smoke inhalation. He had been trying to help more Black people vote stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8196...
January 10, 2026 at 5:10 AM
#OtD 10 Jan 1966 biracial voting rights activist Vernon Dahmer was firebombed by the KKK in Mississippi. While he managed to save his wife and child, he died from severe burns and smoke inhalation. He had been trying to help more Black people vote stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8196...
#OtD 9 Jan 1973 in Durban, South Africa, workers at the Coronation Brick & Tile factory went on strike. Roughly 100,000 mainly Black African workers were striking, and succeeded in doubling wages and worked towards racially mixed trade unions stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1090...
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
#OtD 9 Jan 1973 in Durban, South Africa, workers at the Coronation Brick & Tile factory went on strike. Roughly 100,000 mainly Black African workers were striking, and succeeded in doubling wages and worked towards racially mixed trade unions stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1090...
#OtD 9 Jan 2013 three Kurdish women—two of whom were founding members of the Kurdish Workers Party—were assassinated in Paris. The murder suspect, who died before trial, had connections to the Turkish secret service. The government denies involvement shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
January 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
#OtD 9 Jan 2013 three Kurdish women—two of whom were founding members of the Kurdish Workers Party—were assassinated in Paris. The murder suspect, who died before trial, had connections to the Turkish secret service. The government denies involvement shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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There is only one word to describe the US attacks on Venezuela (and ICE's public execution of Renee Good in Minneapolis). That word is criminal.
Now FREE to download: a collection of interviews with activists from across Venezuela’s social movements. pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
Now FREE to download: a collection of interviews with activists from across Venezuela’s social movements. pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
January 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
There is only one word to describe the US attacks on Venezuela (and ICE's public execution of Renee Good in Minneapolis). That word is criminal.
Now FREE to download: a collection of interviews with activists from across Venezuela’s social movements. pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
Now FREE to download: a collection of interviews with activists from across Venezuela’s social movements. pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
#OtD 9 Jan 1950 the Fonderie Riunite massacre took place in Modena, Italy. During a strike against redundancies, police killed six workers—three of whom had been in the anti-fascist resistance—and wounded around 200. A general strike broke out in response workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-...
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
#OtD 9 Jan 1950 the Fonderie Riunite massacre took place in Modena, Italy. During a strike against redundancies, police killed six workers—three of whom had been in the anti-fascist resistance—and wounded around 200. A general strike broke out in response workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-...
#OtD 9 Jan 2020 Vietnamese community activist Le Dinh Kinh was shot and killed by police. Le had been an active participant in protests in Hanoi suburb of Dong Tam against the seizure of farmland for the construction of a military airport stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1090...
January 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
#OtD 9 Jan 2020 Vietnamese community activist Le Dinh Kinh was shot and killed by police. Le had been an active participant in protests in Hanoi suburb of Dong Tam against the seizure of farmland for the construction of a military airport stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1090...
#OtD 9 Jan 1905 Louise Michel, Paris Communard, teacher, revolutionary and national hero who was exiled to prison in New Caledonia for years, died in Marseille, France stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1089...
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
#OtD 9 Jan 1905 Louise Michel, Paris Communard, teacher, revolutionary and national hero who was exiled to prison in New Caledonia for years, died in Marseille, France stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1089...
#OtD 9 Jan 1945 Black radical Altheia Jones Lecointe was born in Trinidad. She was a leading activist in the British Black Panthers, and was later arrested and acquitted in the racist trial of the Mangrove 9. More on Black British women's radicalism: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
#OtD 9 Jan 1945 Black radical Altheia Jones Lecointe was born in Trinidad. She was a leading activist in the British Black Panthers, and was later arrested and acquitted in the racist trial of the Mangrove 9. More on Black British women's radicalism: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
#OtD 9 Jan 1907 the Mexican army crushed a labour rebellion by striking textile workers asking for better pay, shorter hours and better working conditions. 200 were killed, with 400 being arrested and 1500 being sacked stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1089...
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
#OtD 9 Jan 1907 the Mexican army crushed a labour rebellion by striking textile workers asking for better pay, shorter hours and better working conditions. 200 were killed, with 400 being arrested and 1500 being sacked stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1089...
#OtD 9 Jan 1931 a riot broke out in Adelaide, Australia, against the government decision to remove beef from unemployment rations. Workers, women and unemployed demonstrated in front of govt buildings and fought police with bricks and sticks stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1089...
January 9, 2026 at 6:25 AM
#OtD 9 Jan 1931 a riot broke out in Adelaide, Australia, against the government decision to remove beef from unemployment rations. Workers, women and unemployed demonstrated in front of govt buildings and fought police with bricks and sticks stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1089...
📣 New Podcast! "9 January 1973: Coronation Brick and Tile strike" on @Spreaker #africa #history #south
9 January 1973: Coronation Brick and Tile strike
Mini podcast of radical history on this date from the Working Class History team.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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interesting! here's a video i took yesterday of federal agents ramming community members with their car
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
interesting! here's a video i took yesterday of federal agents ramming community members with their car
#OtD 8 Jan 1987 the Puerto Real shipyard dispute began in Spain where, after six months, workers successfully beat cuts by the Socialist government. Workers, women and the local community blocked roads and battled police in a community-wide struggle stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1079...
January 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#OtD 8 Jan 1987 the Puerto Real shipyard dispute began in Spain where, after six months, workers successfully beat cuts by the Socialist government. Workers, women and the local community blocked roads and battled police in a community-wide struggle stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1079...