Timeline of strikes in 1946
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In 1946, a number of labour strikes, labour disputes, and other industrial actions occurred.
Background
[edit]A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.
Timeline
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Continuing strikes from 1945
[edit]- 1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike
- 1945–1946 General Motors strike
- 1945–1946 Senegal general strike[1]
- United States strike wave of 1945–1946
January
[edit]- 1946 Haitian Revolution[2][3]
- Royal Air Force strikes of 1946
- 1946 Singapore general strike, part of the background and causes of the Malayan Emergency.[4][5]
- 1946 United States steel strike
- 1946 Westinghouse Electric strike
February
[edit]- 1946 Cairo general strike, general strike in the Kingdom of Egypt after several students were killed protesting against British occupation.[6][7]
- New York City tugboat strike of 1946
- Royal Indian Navy mutiny
March
[edit]- 1946 INTO Teachers' Strike, 7-month strike by the Irish National Teachers' Organisation.[8]
- 1946 Queensland meatworkers' strike[9][10]
- Toho strikes
April
[edit]May
[edit]June
[edit]July
[edit]August
[edit]September
[edit]- 1946 Alberta farmers' strike[17][18]
- 1946 Burmese police strike, strike by police in Mynamar protesting against British rule in Burma.[19]
- Hawaiian sugar strike of 1946
- Korean general strike of September 1946
- 1946 Singapore Harbour Board strike, strike by Singapore Harbour Board dockworkers.[20]
October
[edit]- Autumn Uprising of 1946, in Korea.
- 1946 Dartmoor strike, prison strike by military prisoners at HM Prison Dartmoor in the United Kingdom.[21][22][23]
- 1946 London hotel strike[24][25]
November
[edit]- 1946 Philadelphia newspapers' strike[26][27]
- 1946 St. Paul teachers' strike, one of the first teachers' strikes in American history.
December
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Muñoz, Aurora (3 December 2009). "Senegalese workers general strike for increased wages, 1945-1946". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Rennebohm, Max (29 November 2009). "Haitians overthrow a dictator, 1946". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Smith, Matthew J. (2009). "The Haitian Revolution of 1946". Red & Black in Haiti. pp. 71–102. doi:10.5149/9780807894156_smith.8. ISBN 978-0-8078-3265-3.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1946/01/31/archives/singapore-strike-ends-union-satisfied-that-strength-of-labor-has.html
- ^ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19460131-1.2.22
- ^ "The student movement in Egypt over the last century". Middle East Monitor. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Tarek, Sherif (21 February 2012). "Egypt students mark '46 workers and students anti-British uprising with anti-SCAF marches, protests". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ https://www.labourcourt.ie/en/about-us/historical-note/the-into-teachers-strike-of-1946/the-into-and-the-1946-teacher-strike-by-eugene-mccormack-1996.pdf
- ^ "Workers' Gains in Big Queensland Struggle". Tribune. 26 July 1946.
- ^ Stewart, Gordon; Bowden, Bradley (8 November 2020). "The 1946 Meat Strike in Queensland: A Regional Perspective". International Journal of Employment Studies. 12 (1): 19–42.
- ^ Moscow, Warren (30 May 1946). "THOUSANDS RETURN TO ROCHESTER JOBS; General Strike's Settlement Called Victory by Union-- City Disputes This Dewey "Pressure" Reported Unions Win 3 Points". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Conatz, Juan (9 June 2012). "The 1946 General Strike of Rochester, New York". LibCom. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1946/08/03/archives/indian-postal-strike-ended.html
- ^ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19460729.2.63?end_date=31-12-1946&items_per_page=10&query=strike&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1946
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1946/08/25/archives/rail-strike-in-india-21500-men-go-out-on-2500-miles-of-line-in.html
- ^ Bose, Keka (1988). "Post-War Labour Unrest : A Case Study of the South Indian Railway Strike (1946)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 49: 505–510. JSTOR 44148438.
- ^ "30-Day Delivery Strike by alberta Farmers". Morning Bulletin. 9 September 1946.
- ^ ""Strike action is forced upon us!" the Alberta Farmers' strike of 1946. - Free Online Library".
- ^ "When Myanmar's Police Joined Civil Disobedience Movement 75 Years Ago". 22 March 2021.
- ^ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/maltribune19461101-1.2.17
- ^ "Soldiers in Dartmoor Strike for Release". Sun News-Pictorial. 15 October 1946.
- ^ "DARTMOOR 'STRIKE' ON; British Military Prisoners Said to be Fighting Review Delays (Published 1946)". 15 October 1946.
- ^ "NewspaperSG".
- ^ "500 AT SAVOY TO STRIKE; London Hotel Faces Demand for Union Recognition".
- ^ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19461011.2.62
- ^ "The Press: Go Ahead & Shoot". 18 November 1946.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1946/12/07/archives/guild-pickets-in-court-20-cleared-8-sentenced-10-await-trial-in.html