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spazzmann

(748 posts)
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 10:23 AM Nov 2012

Today in Peace and Justice history on November 23, 1170 BCE

The first recorded strike took place in Egypt when necropolis workers who had not been paid for their work in more than two months sat down and refused to work until they were paid and able to eat. http://bit.ly/QzyNCR

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