Timeline of strikes in 1987
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In 1987, a number of labour strikes, labour disputes, and other industrial actions occurred.
Background
[edit]A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.
Timeline
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Continuing strikes from 1986
[edit]- 1986–1987 John Deere strike
- 1986–1987 IBP strike, 7-month strike by IBP, Inc. workers in the United States.[1][2]
- 1986–1987 protests in France
- 1985–87 Silentnight strike, 18-month strike by Silentnight workers in the United Kingdom.[3][4][5]
- 1985–1987 Watsonville Cannery strike
January
[edit]- One-day general strike in Greece against government austerity policies.[6]
- 1987 British Telecom strike, by British Telecom workers.[7][8]
- Mendiola massacre
- 1987 UNAM strike, 18-day strike by students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[9][10][11]
- 1987 Rutgers University strike, 3-week strike by clerical workers at Rutgers University in the United States.[12]
February
[edit]March
[edit]- 1987 Ford Mexico strike, 40-day strike by Ford Motor Company workers in Hermosillo, Mexico.[13]
April
[edit]- 1987 American Red Cross strike, 10-day strike by American Red Cross nurses, the first nurses strike in the American Red Cross's history.[14][15]
- 1987 Raša strike, 33-day strike by coal miners in Raša, Istria County, Yugoslavia.[16]
May
[edit]June
[edit]- 1987 Bell Helicopter strike, 3-week strike by Bell Helicopter workers in the United States.[17]
- 1987 Canada Post strike, strike by Canada Post workers against rollbacks of working conditions and contracting out of services.[18][19]
- 1987 de Havilland Canada strike, 10-week strike by De Havilland Canada workers.[20]
- 1987–1988 International Paper strike
- June Democratic Struggle, including strikes, against the dicatorship of the Fifth Republic of Korea
- 1987 NBC strike, 17-week strike by NBC technicians, represented by the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, the longest strike in NBC history at that point.[21][22]
- 1987 Screen Actors Guild strike, 5-week strike by Screen Actors Guild members.[23]
July
[edit]- One-day strike by students at National Autonomous University of Mexico, the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, and the Instituto Politécnico Nacional calling for students to have a greater say in university governance.[24]
- Great Workers' Struggle, mass wave of strikes in South Korea demanding better working conditions and autonomous unions, inspired by the June Democratic Struggle.[25]
- July 1987 Bangladesh general strike, 54-hour general strike in Bangladesh against the military dictatorship of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[26][27]
August
[edit]- 1987 Canada rail strike, 5-day strike by railroad workers in Canada over job security, the first national rail strike in Canada since 1973.[28]
- 1987 South African miners' strike[29][30][31]
September
[edit]- 1987 Detroit Symphony Orchestra strike, 12-week strike by Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians, the longest in the Symphony's history at that point.[32][33]
- Metro Toronto Elementary Teacher's strike
- 1987 NFL strike
- 1987 Oregon public sector strike, 9-day rolling strikes by Oregon public sector workers, the largest public sector strike in Oregon history at that point.[34][35]
October
[edit]- 1987 Israeli broadcasting strike, 52-day strike by Israeli public radio and television.[36][37]
November
[edit]- One-day general strike in Italy in protest against the government's economic policies.[38]
- 1987 Lebanon general strike, the first general strike in Lebanon in 35 years.[39][40]
December
[edit]- First Intifada, including strikes, against the Israeli occupation of Palestine.[41]
References
[edit]- ^ "SIGNS OF VIOLENCE ARISE IN MEAT PLANT'S LOCKOUT". The New York Times. 18 January 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Long Meatpacker Strike Ends". The New York Times. 28 July 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "What came after the longest strike in history was finally put to bed". Craven Herald. April 10, 2009.
- ^ Mustchin, Stephen (August 8, 2014). "Dismissal of strikers and industrial disputes: the 1985–1987 strike and mass sackings at Silentnight". Labor History. 55 (4): 448–464. doi:10.1080/0023656X.2014.932521 – via CrossRef.
- ^ "The Last Battle for Barnoldswick". tribunemag.co.uk.
- ^ "Strike Cripples Greece". Los Angeles Times. 15 January 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Bett, Mike (31 July 1994). "My Biggest Mistake: Mike Bett". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ MacLeod, Alexander (2 February 1987). "Telecom pays heavy toll for nation-wide phone strike". CS Monitor. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Mexico Students Vote to End Strike". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Victory in Mexico Student Strike".
- ^ Castaneda, Jorge G. (3 February 1987). "Mexico University Strike Opens Another Dark Window". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "PACT ENDS THE RUTGERS STRIKE". The New York Times. 29 January 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "COMPANY NEWS; Ford Workers End Strike in Mexico". The New York Times. 10 April 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Weinstein, Henry (15 April 1987). "Nurses' 10-Day Strike Against Red Cross Ends". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/de4190cf-fff7-4929-beab-24d6ed3c83fd/full
- ^ "The World : Strike Ends in Yugoslavia". Los Angeles Times. 13 May 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Bell Helicopter Strike Ends". The New York Times. 30 June 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Nesbitt, Doug (10 June 2017). "No Scab Mail Here: The 1987 postal strikes". Rank and File. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Why posties picketed a Winnipeg pharmacy in 1987". CBC News. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Babad, Michael (28 August 1987). "Boeing-owned de Havilland Aircraft Co. of Canada and its..." UPI. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Sharbutt, Jay (25 October 1987). "Long NBC Strike Ends as 2 Holdout Units Ratify Pact". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Franklin, Andrew K. (3 November 1987). "Lessons of the NBC Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Jones, Jack (24 July 1987). "Voice-Only Actors Settle 5-Week Strike". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Strike paralyzes three Mexican universities". UPI. 2 July 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Lowry, Sam (18 August 2008). "1987: The Great Workers' Struggle in South Korea". LibCom. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Crossette, Barbara (24 July 1987). "POLICE AND PROTESTERS CLASH IN 2-DAY BANGLADESH STRIKE". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Kim, Rosanna (18 November 2012). "Bangladeshis bring down Ershad regime, 1987-1990". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Perley, Warren (29 August 1987). "Canadian rail workers end strike". UPI. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Moodie, T. Dunbar (2009). "Managing the 1987 Mine Workers' Strike". Journal of Southern African Studies. 35 (1): 45–64. doi:10.1080/03057070802685544. JSTOR 40283214.
- ^ "12,000 More Fired in S. Africa's 19-Day Gold Miners' Strike". Los Angeles Times. 28 August 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/01/world/mine-strike-s-lessons-south-african-companies-victory-costly-union-learns-limits.html
- ^ Holusha, John (15 November 1987). "Detroit Symphony's Future Clouded by Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Assessing the impact of the Detroit Symphony strike". Symphony. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Oregon and State Employees Reach Settlement of a Strike". The New York Times. 25 September 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Oregon Debates Rolling Strike's Effectiveness". The New York Times. 29 September 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Israeli Radio and TV Return To Air After a 52-Day Strike". The New York Times. 28 November 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Terrorist Attack Spurs Talks to End Radio-tv Strike in Israel". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 27 November 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "GENERAL STRIKE IN ITALY". The Washington Post. 25 November 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon Paralyzed by First General Strike in 35 Years". Los Angeles Times. 6 November 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Issa, Sintia (22 March 2022). "Digging Through the Archives for the 1987 Strike That Braved the Barricades". The Public Source. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Kifner, John (22 December 1987). "A GENERAL STRIKE BY ISRAEL'S ARABS DISRUPTS COUNTRY". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2024.