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Hunger Strikes , Hunger strikes as a means of protest have been traced to the pre-Christian era in Rome. They were revived in the early twentieth century in England b… Hunger Strike , hunger strike, refusal to eat as a protest against existing conditions. Although most often used by prisoners, others have also employed it. For exam… Strike , strike / strīk/ • v. (past struck / strək/ ) 1. [tr.] hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement: he raised his han… General Strike , general strike, sympathetic cessation of work by a majority of the workers in all industries of a locality or nation. Such a stoppage is economic if… Strikes , A strike is an organized stoppage of work. With the rise of factories during the Industrial Revolution , businesses acquired great power over the liv… Boston Police Strike 1919 , Synopsis
To protest poor working conditions and low pay, the Boston police unionized and affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Bost…
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