This is the first episode of the new WCH podcast on the Grunwick strike of East African Asian women workers in London 1976-8. Continue reading “Episode 1: The Grunwick strike, 1976”
Podcast introduction
We are very happy to launch the WCH podcast! Listen to a brief intro here. Continue reading “Podcast introduction”
New ways to follow WCH
Thanks to the generous support of our patrons, we have been able to properly start Working Class History accounts on instagram, tumblr and Pinterest, so please give us a follow and share with your social networks. Continue reading “New ways to follow WCH”
The Memphis sanitation strike, 1968
For Black History Month we have created a short video history of the strike of African-American refuse workers in Memphis, during which Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, and which began exactly 50 years ago this month . Continue reading “The Memphis sanitation strike, 1968”
The Grunwick strike, 1976-8
We have produced a new video about the seminal strike of East African Asian women in north-west London, in part to promote our forthcoming podcast, the first episode of which will be about the Grunwick strike. Follow us on Soundcloud here to get first listen! Continue reading “The Grunwick strike, 1976-8”
The Christmas truce, 1914
We are very happy to publish our first video today, commemorating the Christmas truce: a mass mutiny of soldiers on the Western front during World War I. Continue reading “The Christmas truce, 1914”
You can now support Working Class History on Patreon
We have loads of exciting projects in the pipeline, like a podcast, a WCH website with browsable timelines and maps of radical history, viral videos and even a phone app, but we need your support so please become a patron of us here on patreon!
patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Launch statement
Today, 30 July, anniversary of the first recorded strike in North American history, we are launching a new working class history page on Facebook to celebrate our history: people’s history. Continue reading “Launch statement”