Working Class History
History isn't made by kings or politicians, it's made by us: billions of ordinary people. patreon.com/workingclasshistory
- #OtD 13 May 2021 local residents in Glasgow won the release of two people who had been detained by immigration officers by surrounding the vehicle and blockading it for several hours stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8509/glasgow-deportat...
- #OtD 9 May 1911 during the Mexican revolution, Tijuana was liberated from the Diaz dictatorship by the anarchist Mexican Liberal Party (PLM) who called on people to "make a free and happy life without masters or tyrants" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10927/anarchists-libe...
- New podcast out now! First of a two-parter about Jack Hilton: WWI survivor, unemployed organiser during the Depression, trade union activist, and working-class author celebrated by some of the biggest writers of his day. Listen now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/wcl12-...
- #OtD 7 May 1912 the first general strike for waiters and hotel workers in New York City began when 150 @IWW workers walked out for better pay, a day off and abolition of tips. Lasting until late June, the strike won concessions workingclasshistory.com/2018/05/23/wch-e6-the-industr...
