Strike at Petrograd On January 9th‚ 1917‚ 140‚000 workers went on strike in Petrograd to commemorate Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday was on January 22nd‚ 1905‚ more than 3‚000 unarmed‚ peaceful demonstrators‚ led by Father Gapon‚ were marching to present a petition to Czar Nicolas II. The Imperial Guard fired warning shots and then fired directly into the crowd‚ killing 96 and injuring 333. Later on February 14th‚ 1917‚ over 140‚000 people went on strike in Petrograd because of food shortages‚ which
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The General Strike The General Strike started May 3rd 1926 and lasted nine days ending on the 12th May 1926. Mine owners wanted to normalise profits even during times of economic instability – which meant that miners’ wages would be reduced and working hours would be extended. The miners were not happy with the changes that were about to happen so they decided to go on strike. This documentary exercise is going to evaluate two primary sources from the General Strike. It will consider form‚
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hourly rate as before. Sparking a massive movement that left the mills without most of their employees‚ the strikers and the Industrial Workers of the World spearheaded an organized strike that would result in some of their demands being met. However‚ the terms in the collective bargaining agreement to end the Lawrence strike of 1912‚ while beneficial for the workers‚ were short-lived and untenable with declining participation in the pursuit of increasing workers’ rights within the Industrial Workers
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ASUU STRIKE : THE REAL CAUSE OF ASUU JULY STRIKE The Nigerian Educational Logjam The Crisis at RSUST Re-engaged University of Ilorin Lecturers The Seemingly Intractable University of Abuja Crisis IMF/World Bank and Nigeria’s Economic Development 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement You will recall that ASUU declared a total‚ indefinite and comprehensive strike on 4th December 2011 in order to prevail on government to sincerely and judiciously implement the 2009 Agreement it freely entered into with our
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The Pullman Strike: The U.S went through a serious depression in the late 1800’s‚ promoting wage cuts and layoffs. Many strikes and uprisings occurred at this time. Unfair treatment by employers was one of the main causes that led to the majority of strikes and uprisings. They usually ended when the government intervened and stopped the workers from boycotting. One of the major strikes occurred in Pullman‚ Chicago. George Pullman founded the town‚ Pullman‚ for the workers who manufactured the
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STUDENTS STRIKES The purpose of this study was to investigate the management of secondary school students’ unrest and the responses of school managers in the light of the causes of students’ strikes in Machakos District. . This study sought to find out the causes of strikes and the response of the school managers‚ and their effect on the management of secondary schools in Machakos District. Three main objectives guided the study thus; to establish the causes of students’ strikes in Machakos District
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Running head: THE WRITERS STRIKE 2007-2008 THE WRITERS STRIKE 2007-2008 Richard J. Moson Full Sail University The Writers Strike 2007-2008 The Writers Guild of America is a labor union that represents the thousands of professionals who write what we see and hear on our televisions‚ in movies‚ and. The guild combines the efforts of two different US labors; those east of the Mississippi are included in the Writers Guild of America‚ East. Those members in Hollywood and southern
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TURZAR‚ ALMA F. BSE-B12 THE TEACHER’S STRIKE It was April of 1990 when the teacher’s strike began and ended at the end of May of the same year. The teachers’ strike at our Boystown/ Girlstown in Manila where I studied High School was classified as one of the major crises in the life of the Sisters and our Founder‚ Msgr. Aloysius Schwartz. At first‚ Fr. Al misjudged the situation and treated it as nothing
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Kiki Strike Kiki Strike is written by Kirsten Miller and is about independence‚ trust‚ friendship and adventure. It was published May 30‚ 2006 and is classified as Fantasy Fiction. The main character in this book is Ananka Fishbein who tells the story in first person. This book is about a 14 year old girl‚ Ananka‚ who meets the strange Kiki Strike. Together they form a group‚ The Irregulars‚ consisting of 6 girls‚ each with a significant talent. They try to find the secret of the underground
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The 1997 Teamster strike against UPS was not simply a victory‚ but a smashing victory for the US working class and therefore offers many valuable lessons for today’s labor militants‚ both with respect to the strategic orientation and the day-to-day tactics. UPS is a “Fortune 500” company‚ meaning it is one of the most profitable in the nation‚ boasting of a $1.15 billion profit margin prior to the strike. In 1992‚ the workforce was evenly divided between full-time and part-time workers‚ but by 1996
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