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![Some of the strikers in August, 1918 [libcom.org]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/londonTransportWomenStrike.jpg)
On this day in 1918, a meeting of women at Willesden bus garage decided to go on strike without informing their bosses or unions, beginning the London Women Transport Workers' Strike, in which they demanded equal pay for equal work.
Image: Some of the strikers in August, 1918 [libcom.org]
![Mgcineni Noki with striking platinum miners on August 16th, 2012. Photo credit: Leon Sadiki [theguardian.com]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/marikanaMassacre.jpeg)
On this day in 2012, the Marikana Massacre took place when South African police fired on striking workers, killing 34 and injuring 76 in the most lethal use of force by the state in half a century.
Image: Mgcineni Noki with striking platinum miners on August 16th, 2012. Photo credit: Leon Sadiki [theguardian.com]
On this day in 1819, the Peterloo Massacre took place when British cavalry charged a crowd of ~60,000 protesters gathered in Manchester, Lancashire, England to demand democratic reforms, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds more.
Image: A colored engraving that depicts the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, England. Not all the details strictly accord with contemporary descriptions; the banner the woman is holding should read: Female Reformers of Roynton -- "Let us die like men and not be sold like slaves".