Historic Labor Demonstrations

Black and white images of workers protesting for job security in the steel industry, highlighting solidarity and labor rights in Germany.

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers at the Thyssen works in Duisburg took to the streets out of concern for their jobs on 22.05.1975 in Duisburg, Germany, Europe

3000 steelworkers at the Peine-Salzgitter steelworks took to the streets in 1982 to protest out of concern for their jobs, Germany, Europe

About 20, 000 workers of Thyssen, Krupp and Mannesmann demonstrated in 1982 for the preservation of their jobs in the steel industry, Germany, Europe

About 5000 steel workers of the Hoesch AG took to the streets to protest for the preservation of their jobs during a meeting of the board of directors of the Hoesch AG. Symbolically, they handed over a spade for a new steel plant to the board of directors

70, 000 steelworkers, trade unions, friends and relatives demonstrated for the preservation of the Hoesch AG steel site and jobs on 28.11.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers at the Thyssen works in Duisburg took to the streets out of concern for their jobs on 22.05.1975 in Duisburg, Germany, Europe

The workers defended themselves against the threat of closure of their Stuebbe-Demag factory by occupying their Mannesmann plant, here on 4 March 1975, in Kalldorf, Germany, Europe

A workers' meeting in the wash-house of the Monopol colliery on 18 November 1973 in Kamen was replaced by a demonstration against the closure of the colliery

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

More than 3000 workers and employees of the Georgsmarienhuette GmbH steelworks in Georgsmarienhuette near Osnabrueck demonstrated on 22 October 1971 to secure their jobs, Germany, Europe

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

The detente policy of Willy Brandt and his SPD-FDP coalition was controversial. Spontaneously, steelworkers in Gelsenkirchen took to the streets on 27. 4. 1972 in support of his government, Germany, Europe

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

Steelworkers at the Thyssen works in Duisburg took to the streets out of concern for their jobs on 22.05.1975 in Duisburg, Germany, Europe

4000 workers of the steelworks Suedwestfalen AG took to the streets in Hagen on 4 October 1971 to protest for their jobs, in vain the plant was shut down, Germany, Europe

Warning strike at Thyssen by IG Metall to preserve co-determination on 30.07.1980 in Oberhausen, Germany, Europe

70, 000 steelworkers, trade unions, friends and relatives demonstrated for the preservation of the Hoesch AG steel site and jobs on 28.11.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

3000 steelworkers at the Peine-Salzgitter steelworks took to the streets in 1982 to protest out of concern for their jobs, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

About 5000 steel workers of the Hoesch AG took to the streets to protest for the preservation of their jobs during a meeting of the board of directors of the Hoesch AG. Symbolically, they handed over a spade for a new steel plant to the board of directors

70, 000 steelworkers, trade unions, friends and relatives demonstrated for the preservation of the Hoesch AG steel site and jobs on 28.11.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers at the Thyssen works in Duisburg took to the streets out of concern for their jobs on 22.05.1975 in Duisburg, Germany, Europe

3000 steelworkers at the Peine-Salzgitter steelworks took to the streets in 1982 to protest out of concern for their jobs, Germany, Europe

3000 steelworkers at the Peine-Salzgitter steelworks took to the streets in 1982 to protest out of concern for their jobs, Germany, Europe

At the same time as Cologne and Hagen, the employees of Rheinstahl in Duisburg also went on spontaneous strike on 27 August 1973 in the metalworking industry without their union, Germany, Europe

About 5000 steel workers of the Hoesch AG took to the streets to protest for the preservation of their jobs during a meeting of the board of directors of the Hoesch AG. Symbolically, they handed over a spade for a new steel plant to the board of directors

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

4000 workers of the steelworks Suedwestfalen AG took to the streets in Hagen on 4 October 1971 to protest for their jobs, in vain the plant was shut down, Germany, Europe

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

The strike action in the collective bargaining dispute of the Industriegewerkschaft Metall (IG Metall) from 19-21 March 1974 in Bremen and Bremerhaven, Germany, Europe

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

70, 000 steelworkers, trade unions, friends and relatives demonstrated for the preservation of the Hoesch AG steel site and jobs on 28.11.1980 in Dortmund, Germany

Anefo photo collection. Strikes in Belgium in connection with the problems in the steel industry in Liège (where SteelConcern Cockevill is Sambre). March 4, 1982. Belgium

With a siege and temporary occupation of the Hoesch AG headquarters on 11.9.1969, spontaneous striking steelworkers opened a series of strikes in the coalfield, Germany, Europe

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

3000 steelworkers at the Peine-Salzgitter steelworks took to the streets in 1982 to protest out of concern for their jobs, Germany, Europe

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

The collective bargaining dispute (strike) of the Industrial Union of Metalworkers (IG Metall) on 6-7 March 1974 mainly affected the shipyards and other well-known metal companies in Bremen, Germany, Europe

More than 3000 workers and employees of the Georgsmarienhuette GmbH steelworks in Georgsmarienhuette near Osnabrueck demonstrated on 22 October 1971 to secure their jobs, Germany, Europe

The spontaneous strike, here on 10 September 1969 by the miners of the Minister Stein colliery, was one of the starting points of the strike movement of the later so-called September strikes in the coalfield. Sign: We demand a fair share. 1000 marks net. $ weeks holiday, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Short strikes at companies in Amsterdam-Noord, striking employees at NDSM. 27 February 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

4000 workers of the steelworks Suedwestfalen AG took to the streets in Hagen on 4 October 1971 to protest for their jobs, in vain the plant was shut down, Germany, Europe

4000 workers of the steelworks Suedwestfalen AG took to the streets in Hagen on 4 October 1971 to protest for their jobs, in vain the plant was shut down, Germany, Europe

About 5000 steel workers of the Hoesch AG took to the streets to protest for the preservation of their jobs during a meeting of the board of directors of the Hoesch AG. Symbolically, they handed over a spade for a new steel plant to the board of directors

The strike action in the collective bargaining dispute of the Industriegewerkschaft Metall (IG Metall) from 19-21 March 1974 in Bremen and Bremerhaven, Germany, Europe

A wave of outrage swept the Ruhr area when the Hansa mine was closed, here during demonstrations in Dortmund-Huckarde, Germany, on 21 October 1967, Europe

This warning strike of the steel workers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette on 10 January 1972 in Dortmund was a spontaneous strike which the participants extended to a demonstration in the city, Germany, Europe

4000 workers of the steelworks Suedwestfalen AG took to the streets in Hagen on 4 October 1971 to protest for their jobs, in vain the plant was shut down, Germany, Europe

About 20, 000 workers of Thyssen, Krupp and Mannesmann demonstrated in 1982 for the preservation of their jobs in the steel industry, Germany, Europe

This warning strike of the steel workers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette on 10 January 1972 in Dortmund was a spontaneous strike which the participants extended to a demonstration in the city, Germany, Europe

With a spontaneous strike and demonstration, several thousand steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette resisted inflation on 8 February 1973, demanding a price compensation of 14 Pfennigs per hour, Germany, Europe

With a siege and temporary occupation of the Hoesch AG headquarters on 11.9.1969, spontaneous striking steelworkers opened a series of strikes in the coalfields.Strikers symbolically burn the Bild newspaper because of false and discriminatory reports, Germany, Europe

More than 3000 workers and employees of the Georgsmarienhuette GmbH steelworks in Georgsmarienhuette near Osnabrueck demonstrated on 22 October 1971 to secure their jobs, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers demanded the preservation and protection of their jobs on 4 February 1972 in front of the headquarters of the Suedwestfalen steelworks in Hagen-Eckesey, Germany, Europe

With a siege and temporary occupation of the Hoesch AG headquarters on 11.9.1969, spontaneous striking steelworkers opened a series of strikes in the coalfield, Germany, Europe

Workers of the Duesseldorf metal industry demonstrated on 11.2.1976 for higher wages of 8% to the local headquarters of IG Metall, Germany, in the metal industry dispute, Europe

2000 steelworkers of the Henrichshuette in Hattingen demonstrated on 29.3.1974 out of concern for the preservation of their jobs, Germany, Europe

This warning strike of the steel workers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette on 10 January 1972 in Dortmund was a spontaneous strike which the participants extended to a demonstration in the city, Germany, Europe

The spontaneous strikes, here at the Bochumer Verein (Krupp) l in Bochum on 15.9.1969, went down in history as the September strikes, Germany, Europe

The rigorous behaviour of the entrepreneur Seibel of the cement factory Seibel und Soehne in Erwitte caused the trade union IG Chemie and the workers to go on strike and occupy the factory, here the pickets on 14.03.1975 in Erwitte, Germany, Europe

About 20, 000 workers of Thyssen, Krupp and Mannesmann demonstrated in 1982 for the preservation of their jobs in the steel industry, Germany, Europe

Workers at Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke AG (VDM) in Heddernheim reacted by occupying their factory to enforce a social plan when they were made redundant, October 1981, Germany, Europe

15, 000 steelworkers and their relatives and friends demonstrated against the closure of Maxhuette. 21.02.1981 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DEU, Germany, Sulzbach, Europe

The collective bargaining dispute in the metal industry ended on 23 November 1971, as here in Mannheim, in a strike by IG Metall, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers demanded the preservation and protection of their jobs on 4 February 1972 in front of the headquarters of the Suedwestfalen steelworks in Hagen-Eckesey, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers at the Thyssen works in Duisburg took to the streets out of concern for their jobs on 22.05.1975 in Duisburg, Germany, Europe

The rigorous behaviour of the entrepreneur Seibel of the cement factory Seibel und Soehne in Erwitte caused the trade union IG Chemie and the workers to go on strike and occupy the factory, here the pickets on 14.03.1975 in Erwitte, Germany, Europe

This strike, described by the employers as wildcat and by the trade unionists as spontaneous, on 30 November 1973 in Duisburg had serious consequences. 116 workers were dismissed, including holidaymakers. This led to massive protests, Germany, Europe

This strike, described by the employers as wildcat and by the trade unionists as spontaneous, on 30 November 1973 in Duisburg had serious consequences. 116 workers were dismissed, including holidaymakers. This led to massive protests, Germany, Europe

The strike action in the collective bargaining dispute of the Industriegewerkschaft Metall (IG Metall) from 19-21 March 1974 in Bremen and Bremerhaven, Germany, Europe

With a spontaneous strike on 15 August 1972 at the Friedr. Krupp Huettenwerke in Bochum, workers and employees defended themselves against the devaluation of their wages and salaries

Warning strike at Thyssen by IG Metall to preserve co-determination on 30.07.1980 in Oberhausen, Germany, Europe

The concern for their jobs is written all over the faces of the workers and employees of the Krupp Suedwestfalen company during their protest on 15.01.1976 in Siegen-Geisweid, Germany, Europe

With a spontaneous strike on 15 August 1972 at the Friedr. Krupp Huettenwerke in Bochum, workers and employees defended themselves against the devaluation of their wages and salaries

With a spontaneous strike on 14 August 1972 at the Friedr. Krupp Huettenwerke in Bochum, workers and employees defended themselves against the devaluation of their wages and salaries

More than 3000 workers and employees of the Georgsmarienhuette GmbH steelworks in Georgsmarienhuette near Osnabrueck demonstrated on 22 October 1971 to secure their jobs, Germany, Europe

The workers defended themselves against the threat of closure of their Stuebbe-Demag factory by occupying their Mannesmann plant, here on 4 March 1975, in Kalldorf, Germany, Europe

This strike should not really be a strike, because it is a spontaneous or wildcat strike, here in Oberhausen at the garbage collection on 13 September 1973 - the cause is the strong inflation, which the bargaining parties could not have foreseen, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers demanded the preservation and protection of their jobs on 4 February 1972 in front of the headquarters of the Suedwestfalen steelworks in Hagen-Eckesey, Germany, Europe

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

Recklinghausen, DEU - 28.06.1991 - Miners from the General Blumenthal colliery demonstrate against the abolition of coking coal aid. The mine stopped producing coal in 1992, Recklinghausen, Germany

More than 3000 workers and employees of the Georgsmarienhuette GmbH steelworks in Georgsmarienhuette near Osnabrueck demonstrated on 22 October 1971 to secure their jobs, Germany, Europe

More than 3000 workers and employees of the Georgsmarienhuette GmbH steelworks in Georgsmarienhuette near Osnabrueck demonstrated on 22 October 1971 to secure their jobs, Germany, Europe

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

Warning strike at Thyssen by IG Metall to preserve co-determination on 30.07.1980 in Oberhausen, Germany, Europe

EL 30 DE JULIO DE 1983 LA RECONVERSION DE LA SIDERURGIA INTEGRAL PROVOCO UNA OLEADA DE HUELGAS GENERALES.

In the collective bargaining dispute of IG Chemie, Papier, Keramik, the union went on strike at the VEBA plants in Gelsenkirchen and Wanne-Eickel (Herne), as seen here on 29.6.1971, DEU, Germany, Gelsenkirchen/Wanne, Europe

This strike, described by the employers as wildcat and by the trade unionists as spontaneous, on 30 November 1973 in Duisburg had serious consequences. 116 workers were dismissed, including holidaymakers. This led to massive protests, Germany, Europe

The rigorous behaviour of the entrepreneur Seibel of the cement factory Seibel und Soehne in Erwitte caused the trade union IG Chemie and the workers to go on strike and occupy the factory, here the pickets on 14.03.1975 in Erwitte, Germany, Europe

About 4000 steelworkers of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated on 14 January 1972, starting in the factory and continuing into the centre of the city, demanding a 10% wage increase

About 5000 steel workers of the Hoesch AG took to the streets to protest for the preservation of their jobs during a meeting of the board of directors of the Hoesch AG. Symbolically, they handed over a spade for a new steel plant to the board of directors

More than 3000 workers and employees of the Georgsmarienhuette GmbH steelworks in Georgsmarienhuette near Osnabrueck demonstrated on 22 October 1971 to secure their jobs, Germany, Europe

About 20, 000 workers of Thyssen, Krupp and Mannesmann demonstrated in 1982 for the preservation of their jobs in the steel industry, Germany, Europe

The spontaneous strike, here on 10 September 1969 of the miners of the Minister Stein colliery, was one of the starting points of the strike movement of the later so-called September strikes in the coalfield. Sign: We demand a fair share. 1000 marks net. $ weeks holiday, Germany, Europe

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