Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 22 Oct 1945 over 2700 railway workers in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, then a British ...

#OtD 22 Oct 1945 over 2700 railway workers in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, then a British colony, went on strike. Within a few days, 8000 workers were out. Soon, workers won better pay and sick leave, and the abolition of the racist "Supervisor of Natives". More: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/11410/rhodesia-railways-strike?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon