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"Unyielding Voices: A Glimpse into the History of Industrial Action" Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Piles of rubbish in Soho, London, during the dustmens strike. 30th January 1979

Piles of rubbish in Soho, London, during the dustmens strike. 30th January 1979

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897

Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897. Men wait, locked out of the East India Docks, probably during a strike in which the dock workers demanded fair pay

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: The Collieries Strikes and Riots (engraving)

The Collieries Strikes and Riots (engraving)
1627405 The Collieries Strikes and Riots (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Collieries Strikes and Riots)

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: The Coal Miners Strike, the Inhabitants of Streethouse, near Castleford

The Coal Miners Strike, the Inhabitants of Streethouse, near Castleford, digging for Coal among the Refuse at the Pits
1062985 The Coal Miners Strike, the Inhabitants of Streethouse, near Castleford, digging for Coal among the Refuse at the Pits Mouth (litho) by Staniland, Charles J

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Shows William Dudley (Big Bill) Haywood, an American labor movement leader, marching with strikers in Lowell, Massachusetts

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Pennsylvania coal strike - in Atlantic camp showing guns of deputies, between c1910 and c1915

Pennsylvania coal strike - in Atlantic camp showing guns of deputies, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: London Strike. Police escort for one van. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

London Strike. Police escort for one van. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
London Strike. Police escort for one van. between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Breaking garbage strike at $5 day, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Breaking garbage strike at $5 day, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Breaking garbage strike at $5 day, 1911. Shows horse-drawn garbage wagons collecting trash during a New York City garbage strike, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: White Wings under police protection, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

White Wings under police protection, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
White Wings under police protection, 1911. Shows men dressed in white uniforms and hats sweeping garbage in the streets, during a New York City garbage strike, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Garbage strike, crowd around carts, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Garbage strike, crowd around carts, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Garbage strike, crowd around carts, 1911. Shows crowd in foreground with garbage wagons and police in background, during a garbage strike in New York City, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: White Wings who have not struck, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

White Wings who have not struck, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
White Wings who have not struck, 1911. Shows men in white uniforms and hats with brooms in the street to sweep trash during the New York City garbage strike, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Police protecting garbage carts, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Police protecting garbage carts, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Police protecting garbage carts, 1911. Shows the garbage strike in New York City, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Garbage carts protected by police, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Garbage carts protected by police, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Garbage carts protected by police, 1911. Shows the garbage strike in New York City, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Garbage strike, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Garbage strike, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Garbage strike, 1911. Shows the garbage strike in New York City, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: N.Y. - Lawrence strike meeting, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service

N.Y. - Lawrence strike meeting, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service
N.Y. - Lawrence strike meeting, (1912?). Shows group of men gathered outdoors, probably in New York City, to hear about the textile mill strike in Lawrence, MA

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Lawrence strike meeting, New York, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service

Lawrence strike meeting, New York, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lawrence strike meeting, New York, (1912?). Shows group of men gathered outdoors, probably in New York City, to hear about the textile strike in Lawrence, MA

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Strikers crossing London Bridge, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Strikers crossing London Bridge, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers crossing London Bridge, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Police patrol marching outside Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, 1910

Police patrol marching outside Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Police patrol marching outside Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg. Philadelphia, 1910

Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg. Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg. Philadelphia, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Strikers clamoring for motorman of car, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Strikers clamoring for motorman of car, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers clamoring for motorman of car, Philadelphia, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Battered striker with policemen, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Battered striker with policemen, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Battered striker with policemen, Philadelphia, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Rioters stoning a trolley car, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Rioters stoning a trolley car, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Rioters stoning a trolley car, Philadelphia, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Rioters charging horse-drawn car, later wrecking it on Kensington Ave. Philadelphia, 1910

Rioters charging horse-drawn car, later wrecking it on Kensington Ave. Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Rioters charging horse-drawn car, later wrecking it on Kensington Ave. Philadelphia, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Strike pickets, 1910. Four women strikers from Ladies Tailors union on picket line during the "Uprising of the 20, 000, " garment workers strike, New York City

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Women strike pickets from Ladies Tailors, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Women strike pickets from Ladies Tailors, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Women strike pickets from Ladies Tailors, New York, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Strike pickets, 1910. Two women strikers from Ladies Tailors union on picket line during the "Uprising of the 20, 000, " garment workers strike, New York City

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Women strike pickets, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Women strike pickets, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Women strike pickets, New York, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Women strike pickets, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Women strike pickets, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Women strike pickets, New York, 1910

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Strikers at Auburn - April 13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Strikers at Auburn - April 13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers at Auburn - April 13, 1913. Shows strikers involved in strike related to the dismantling of International Harvester Company's twine mill, Auburn, New York

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Striking waiters, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Striking waiters, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Striking waiters, 1912

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: The orator, 1926. Creator: Arthur Briscoe

The orator, 1926. Creator: Arthur Briscoe
The orator, 1926. Depicts an Orator at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park on the eve of the 1926 General Strike

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Striking waiters at headquarters, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Striking waiters at headquarters, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Striking waiters at headquarters, 1912

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Colliery Lasses, British Coal strike, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Colliery Lasses, British Coal strike, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Colliery Lasses, British Coal strike, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: British coal strike - building up reserves for Midland Railway, between c1910 and c1915

British coal strike - building up reserves for Midland Railway, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British coal strike - building up reserves for Midland Railway, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Strikers leave mills, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Strikers leave mills, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers leave mills, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Labor Committee at Mill, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Labor Committee at Mill, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Labor Committee at Mill, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Strike Committee at Mill Gate, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Strike Committee at Mill Gate, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Strike Committee at Mill Gate, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Strike committee at Gate of Mills - Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Strike committee at Gate of Mills - Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Strike committee at Gate of Mills - Passaic, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Holding strikers in check, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Holding strikers in check, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Holding strikers in check, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1912

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Penn. [i.e. Pennsylvania] coal strike - some of the 500 in Atlantic camp, between c1910 and c1915

Penn. [i.e. Pennsylvania] coal strike - some of the 500 in Atlantic camp, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: British coal strike - Llwynpia, South Wales. A colliery village. between c1910 and c1915

British coal strike - Llwynpia, South Wales. A colliery village. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British coal strike - Llwynpia, South Wales. A colliery village. between c1910 and c1915. Shows the town of Llwynypia, Wales

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: New York's streets, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

New York's streets, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
New York's streets, 1911. Shows a horse-drawn garbage wagon with its load dumped in the street during a New York City garbage strike, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: British Strike - coal ships tied up at Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

British Strike - coal ships tied up at Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British Strike - coal ships tied up at Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: British coal strike - idle dock laborers, Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915

British coal strike - idle dock laborers, Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British coal strike - idle dock laborers, Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Long shoreman's strike - N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Long shoreman's strike - N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Long shoreman's strike - N.Y. between c1910 and c1915

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Street car strike parade, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Street car strike parade, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Street car strike parade, 1916. Shows the car strike parade that took place on September 14, 1916, New York City

Background imageIndustrial Action Collection: Bayonne picking up stones, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bayonne picking up stones, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bayonne picking up stones, between c1910 and c1915



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"Unyielding Voices: A Glimpse into the History of Industrial Action" Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897: Witness the power of solidarity as workers gather in defiance at the barricaded gates, demanding fair treatment and improved working conditions. The Coal Miners Strike, Streethouse near Castleford: Amidst heaps of refuse and adversity, coal miners take matters into their own hands to secure a better future for themselves and their families. Fourmies secret cover for Le Pilori, 1892: Peek behind the veil of secrecy as brave individuals risk everything to expose injustice and fight for social change during a time of oppression. Father Gapon's demonstration, Russia, 1905: In an era marked by turmoil and unrest, witness one man's courageous stand against inequality as he leads a protest that reverberates throughout history. Tenants rent strike in Peckham, south east London (1931): When pushed to their limits by exorbitant rents and unfair landlords' practices, residents unite in resistance to reclaim their right to affordable housing. Piles of rubbish in Soho during the dustmen's strike (1979): As garbage mounts on every corner amidst a citywide strike by sanitation workers; it becomes clear that even those deemed invisible hold immense power when united. The Strike (1899) - Oil on canvas: A powerful depiction capturing the essence – workers standing shoulder-to-shoulder against exploitation with unwavering determination. The Fool Of Reuter And Schreiber (1660-86) - Brush and Indian ink on paper: Discover how satire became a weapon wielded by artists against oppressive forces during times when dissent was met with severe consequences. The dramas of the storm summer: In Liguria. . (colour litho).