For Better Housing and Against Fascism: The East End Rent Strikes of the Late 1930s

By Sarah Glynn September 28, 2021 Historians' Watch 0 comments

How did housing activism support the fight against fascism and anti-semitism in the late 1930s? Sarah Glynn investigates a wave of rent strikes in London’s East End and beyond

History Workshop Pamphlets 9: Children’s Strikes in 1911

By Administrator October 5, 2012 History of History Workshop 2 comments

History Workshop Pamphlets … by The History Workshop Online

History from Below in the Philippines

By Justin Umali April 6, 2022 Teaching & Learning 0 comments

What does ‘history from below’ looking like in the Philippines? In this piece Justin Umali reflects on communities finding their “historical place” in a narrative.

The Strike (and the Family) that Made Me

By Mark Pendleton March 23, 2022 The Strike That Made Me 1 comment

How can we build a trade union that works for all its members? Mark Pendleton on how it was not only strikes and solidarity in Australia that made him, but also his family’s conservatism and lifelong distrust of unions

Picket Line Perspectives

By Administrator February 28, 2022 The Strike That Made Me 0 comments

Universities across the UK are taking part in the current UCU strike action over pay, pensions, and poor working conditions. On day 8 of the 10-day strike, three striking historians give us the view from picket lines across the country.

Strike Babies

By Emily Baughan February 21, 2022 The Strike That Made Me 0 comments

In this period of UCU industrial action, Emily Baughan reflects on work and love and motherhood.

The Strike That Made Me: Rebecca Mason

By Rebecca Mason February 18, 2022 Histories of the Present, The Strike That Made Me 0 comments

In this period of UCU industrial action, HWO editorial fellow Rebecca Mason reflects on the legacy of the 1981 Irish hunger strike in shaping her understanding of strike action.