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'''Strike action''', also called '''labor strike''', '''labour strike''', or simply '''strike''', is a work stoppage, caused by the mass refusal of [[Employee|employees]] to [[Labour|work]]. A strike usually takes place in response to [[Grievance (labour)|employee grievances]]. Strikes became common during the [[Industrial Revolution]], when [[Labour economics|mass labor]] became important in factories and mines. In most countries, strike actions were quickly made illegal, as factory owners had far more power than workers. Most [[Imperial core|Western countries]] partially legalized striking in the late 19th or early 20th centuries. | |||
== History == | |||
The first strike in recorded history was during the 20th Dynasty of [[Kingdom of Egypt (1570–1069 BCE)|Egypt]] (1189–1077 BCE). The state normally paid craftsmen with food such as fish, grain, and vegetables, but it frequently delayed these payments. The craftsmen eventually refused to work until they were paid on time.<ref name=":0">{{Library citation|link=Ancient Civilisations of East and West}}</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage, caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines. In most countries, strike actions were quickly made illegal, as factory owners had far more power than workers. Most Western countries partially legalized striking in the late 19th or early 20th centuries.
History[edit | edit source]
The first strike in recorded history was during the 20th Dynasty of Egypt (1189–1077 BCE). The state normally paid craftsmen with food such as fish, grain, and vegetables, but it frequently delayed these payments. The craftsmen eventually refused to work until they were paid on time.[1]
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- ↑ Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.