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Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@pasttense" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pasttense</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@workingclasshistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://armitageshanks.substack.com/p/downing-cans-and-smashing-bottles" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">armitageshanks.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">downing-cans-and-smashing-bottles</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/milkcarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkcarriers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foresthill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foresthill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RememberMarikana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RememberMarikana</span></a> </p><p> <a href="https://mg.co.za/article/2016-08-16-remembermarikana-the-37-miners-killed-at-marikana-on-13-and-16-august-2012/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mg.co.za/article/2016-08-16-re</span><span class="invisible">membermarikana-the-37-miners-killed-at-marikana-on-13-and-16-august-2012/</span></a></p><p>Massacre <a href="https://sahistory.org.za/article/marikana-massacre-16-august-2012" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sahistory.org.za/article/marik</span><span class="invisible">ana-massacre-16-august-2012</span></a></p><p>On 10 August 2012, workers at the British-owned <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lonmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lonmin</span></a> mine walked out on a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildcatstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildcatstrike</span></a> demanding better pay.<br>The strike would become best known for a massacre of workers on August 16, but it continued until late September when workers were successful in achieving pay increases of between 11 and 22%.</p><p><a href="https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/11364/marikana-miners-strike" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stories.workingclasshistory.co</span><span class="invisible">m/article/11364/marikana-miners-strike</span></a></p><p>Prequel <br><a href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2012-10-12-marikana-prequel-num-and-the-murders-that-started-it-all/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymaverick.co.za/opinionist</span><span class="invisible">a/2012-10-12-marikana-prequel-num-and-the-murders-that-started-it-all/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marikana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marikana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mineworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mineworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Throughout history, working class people have stood up and fought back against oppression and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> in the food system. Each month, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoodFight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodFight</span></a> documents a timeline of historical labor struggles to inform and educate today’s workers on historical class struggle in the food industry. We commemorate their struggles each day of the month.</p><p><a href="https://industrialworker.org/food-fight-august-edition/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">industrialworker.org/food-figh</span><span class="invisible">t-august-edition/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iww</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@workingclasshistory/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://libcom.org/history/no-draft-maria-occhipinti-ragusa-revolt-january-1945" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">libcom.org/history/no-draft-ma</span><span class="invisible">ria-occhipinti-ragusa-revolt-january-1945</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antimilitarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antimilitarism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ragusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ragusa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://www.jamhoor.org/read/i-am-a-tea-worker-and-i-have-the-right-to-speak" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jamhoor.org/read/i-am-a-tea-wo</span><span class="invisible">rker-and-i-have-the-right-to-speak</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teaworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildcatstrikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildcatstrikes</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a> <a href="https://www.jamhoor.org/read/i-am-a-tea-worker-and-i-have-the-right-to-speak" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jamhoor.org/read/i-am-a-tea-wo</span><span class="invisible">rker-and-i-have-the-right-to-speak</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>(Reflections) Working on the Other Side: My Factory Jobs </p><p><a href="https://brooklynrail.org/2025/07/field-notes/working-on-the-other-side-my-factory-jobs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brooklynrail.org/2025/07/field</span><span class="invisible">-notes/working-on-the-other-side-my-factory-jobs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://brooklynrail.org/2023/11/field-notes/When-We-Win-We-Lose-The-Story-of-a-Run-Away-Shop/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brooklynrail.org/2023/11/field</span><span class="invisible">-notes/When-We-Win-We-Lose-The-Story-of-a-Run-Away-Shop/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>“The Rise and Fall of the IWW” - Joe Toscano 16th July 2025 Footscray <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEtGfgJxs3s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CEtGfgJxs3s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iww</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Agou<p>Printemps 1905, 3 semaines d'affrontement, quand Limoges devient Limoges la Rouge</p><p><a href="https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/haute-vienne/limoges/printemps-1905-trois-semaines-de-lutte-et-d-affrontements-jusqu-a-la-mort-d-un-jeune-de-19-ans-quand-limoges-devient-la-ville-rouge-3167001.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/</span><span class="invisible">nouvelle-aquitaine/haute-vienne/limoges/printemps-1905-trois-semaines-de-lutte-et-d-affrontements-jusqu-a-la-mort-d-un-jeune-de-19-ans-quand-limoges-devient-la-ville-rouge-3167001.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/luttesouvrieres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luttesouvrieres</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/histoiresociale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histoiresociale</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Profit: The price ignorance pays greed for the privilege of starving in a world of plenty. – Industrial Worker, 06 March 1937.</p><p><a href="https://commonslibrary.org/t-bone-slim-quotes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commonslibrary.org/t-bone-slim</span><span class="invisible">-quotes/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iww</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TBoneSlim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TBoneSlim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
poison punk<p>A former pit village is marking the 100th anniversary of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/miners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>miners</span></a>' lockout.</p><p>Pit bosses closed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChopwellColliery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChopwellColliery</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gateshead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gateshead</span></a> after employees refused to accept less pay &amp; worse conditions, with the dispute lasting 17 months.</p><p>Support for the miners came from around the world, including Russia, which led to the village being nicknamed "Little Moscow"</p><p>The centenary is being celebrated by community events, including a podcast and and digital film made by local young people.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClassHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClassHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7lv0e1qddo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7lv0</span><span class="invisible">e1qddo</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@takvera" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>takvera</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@JulietAndJones" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JulietAndJones</span></a></span> </p><p>Radical Tradition <br><a href="http://www.takver.com/history/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="">takver.com/history/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>“War on the Wharfies” 1998<br><a href="http://www.takver.com/wharfie/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="">takver.com/wharfie/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Anti-Militarism 2003<br><a href="http://www.takver.com/history/melb/peace2003/index.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">takver.com/history/melb/peace2</span><span class="invisible">003/index.htm</span></a></p><p>Gay Pride 1973<br><a href="http://www.takver.com/history/sydney/gay_pride1973.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">takver.com/history/sydney/gay_</span><span class="invisible">pride1973.htm</span></a></p><p>Climate Action MerriBek<br><a href="https://climateactionmerribek.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">climateactionmerribek.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Sustainable Fawkner<br><a href="https://fawkner.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fawkner.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Anti-Nuclear Bicycle rides <br><a href="http://www.takver.com/history/cycle_antiuranium.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">takver.com/history/cycle_antiu</span><span class="invisible">ranium.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radicalhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radicalhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RadicalTradition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadicalTradition</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl-e01-t-bone-slim-the-laureate-of-the-logging-camps/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">workingclasshistory.com/podcas</span><span class="invisible">t/wcl-e01-t-bone-slim-the-laureate-of-the-logging-camps/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iww</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TBoneSlim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TBoneSlim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Reading <br>The Popular Wobbly <br>Selected Writings of <br>T-Bone Slim<br>Edited by Owen Clayton and Iain McIntyre <br>Foreword by David R. Roediger <br>2025 University of Minnesota Press<br>Pbk ISBN 978-1-5179-1496-7 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BooksOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iww</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TBoneSlim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TBoneSlim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Elizabeth Gurley Flynn <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/10/twentieth-century-rebel-woman/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">counterpunch.org/2025/07/10/tw</span><span class="invisible">entieth-century-rebel-woman/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/07/longshore-workers-remember-struggle-free-charleston-five" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">labornotes.org/blogs/2025/07/l</span><span class="invisible">ongshore-workers-remember-struggle-free-charleston-five</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Charleston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Charleston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@RAHU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RAHU</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@workingclasshistory/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12572/daily-herald-denounces-brighton-vigilantes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stories.workingclasshistory.co</span><span class="invisible">m/article/12572/daily-herald-denounces-brighton-vigilantes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brighton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Landlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Landlords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Squatting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Squatting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>More than 880,000 workers get a raise this summer due to state minimum wage increases</p><p><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/this-july-15-states-and-localities-increase-their-minimum-wage-while-others-claw-back-gains-for-workers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">epi.org/blog/this-july-15-stat</span><span class="invisible">es-and-localities-increase-their-minimum-wage-while-others-claw-back-gains-for-workers/</span></a></p><p>Nationally, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour - since 2009.</p><p><a href="https://www.adp.com/-/media/adp/resourcehub/pdf/minimum-wage-increases-chart.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">adp.com/-/media/adp/resourcehu</span><span class="invisible">b/pdf/minimum-wage-increases-chart.pdf</span></a></p><p>A full-time worker in every U.S. county needs $17+ an hour to afford basic expenses such as housing, food, transportation and health care,</p><p><a href="https://portside.org/2025-07-02/minimum-wage-just-went-places-across-7-states-and-washington-dc-its-2024-hour-one-city" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">portside.org/2025-07-02/minimu</span><span class="invisible">m-wage-just-went-places-across-7-states-and-washington-dc-its-2024-hour-one-city</span></a></p><p>21 States raise MW <br><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/07/these-21-states-raised-their-minimum-wage-on-jan-1.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/01/07/these-21-s</span><span class="invisible">tates-raised-their-minimum-wage-on-jan-1.html</span></a></p><p>History <br><a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-w</span><span class="invisible">age/history</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minimumWage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>“It’s all just a little bit of history repeating.” (2.0.) - Shirley Bassey </p><p>Estimates of how many were repatriated, deported, or expelled range (1929-1939) from 300,000 to 2 million (of which 40–60% were citizens of the United States, overwhelmingly children).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Repatriation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_</span><span class="invisible">Repatriation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MigrantWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MigrantWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkingClassHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClassHistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>“It’s all just a little bit of history repeating” - Shirley Bassey </p><p>“Operation Wetback” 1954: a federal program to hunt down &amp; deport “undocumented immigrants” from Mexico. Somewhere between 1.1 and 1.5 million were rounded up &amp; deported…. yet, many were documented migrants or US citizens.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operatio</span><span class="invisible">n_Wetback</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bracero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bracero</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migrantworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migrantworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkingClassHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClassHistory</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>2016 India General Strike 150+ million<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Indian_general_strike" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Ind</span><span class="invisible">ian_general_strike</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralStrike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaborMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkingClassHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClassHistory</span></a></p>
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