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Ludlow Massacre and the Colorado Coal Wars (1913–1914)

1913 - 1915

Lawrence 'Bread and Roses' Strike (Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1912)

1912

Knights of Labor in the United States (1869–1893)

1869 - 1893

International Brotherhood of Teamsters under Jimmy Hoffa (1934–1971)

1933 - 1971

Industrial Workers of the World campaigns in North America (1905–1924)

1905 - 1924

Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) — post-independence consolidation (1947–1975)

1947 - 1975

Haymarket Affair and the International Campaign for the 8-Hour Day (1886–1919)

1884 - 1919

Foxconn worker protests and labor actions in China (2010–2012)

2010 - 2012

Formation and Rise of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) (United States, 1935–1955)

1935 - 1955

Fight for $15 — U.S. Low-Wage Worker Campaigns (2012–2020)

2012 - 2020

Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) — formation to postwar merger (1935–1955)

1935 - 1955

Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) and industrial unrest leading to May 1968 (1950–1968)

1953 - 1968

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