Throughout world history, strikes have made substantive changes to better working conditions.
AdvertisementAdvertisementSince 1156 BC, there has been some form of protest demanding better wages and working conditions for workers.
Most recently, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have joined the ranks of impactful strikes throughout time.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe strikes are just the latest in a long line of worker protests spanning centuries.
Here are a handful of the largest, most powerful strikes in world history.
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Service, Writers Guild of America, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, United Auto Workers, GM, Ford, UAW