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On this day in 2001, Italian police raided a school occupied by anti-globalization protesters and journalists, beating and torturing hundreds of protesters. No officer served time in prison.
Image: A still from the 2012 film "Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood"
On this day in 1945, laundry workers of the Irish Women Workers' Union (IWWU) went on strike to demand more holidays and better hours, earning two week's of annual holiday for all Irish workers after striking for fourteen weeks.
![A workers' rally with a sign saying "ROYAL GROUP OF DOCKS SHOP STEWARDS COMMITTEE ARISE YE WORKERS" [socialist.net]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/pentonvilleFive.jpg)
On this day in 1972, five docker shop stewards were arrested for refusing to stop picketing at the Midland Cold Storage Company in East London, leading the Trades Union Congress to call a one-day general strike on July 31st.
Image: A workers' rally with a sign saying "ROYAL GROUP OF DOCKS SHOP STEWARDS COMMITTEE ARISE YE WORKERS" [socialist.net]
On this day in 1978, thousands of New Jersey postal workers walked off the job after their work contract expired to protest mandatory overtime, forced speedup, lack of support from union leadership, and unsafe working conditions.