workers' revolt
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concept
A workers' revolt is a collective uprising by laborers against perceived exploitation or unjust working conditions, aiming to challenge or overturn existing power and economic structures.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| labor uprising | 4 |
| Luddite attack | 2 |
| communist insurrection | 1 |
| communist-led insurrection | 1 |
| labor protest crackdown | 1 |
| machine-breaking movement | 1 |
| unemployed workers movement | 1 |
| workers’ uprising | 1 |
Instances (13)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| June Days Uprising | — |
| Battle of Blair Mountain | labor uprising |
| Luddite disturbances | machine-breaking movement |
|
Liversedge
surface form:
Rawfolds Mill attack
|
Luddite attack |
| Lyon workers’ uprisings | workers’ uprising |
| Río Blanco strike of 1907 | labor uprising |
| Canton Uprising | communist insurrection |
| Westhoughton Mill burning (1812) | Luddite attack |
| Coal Creek War | labor uprising |
| Nghe-Tinh Soviets uprising | communist-led insurrection |
| Novocherkassk massacre | labor protest crackdown |
|
Coxey
surface form:
Coxey's Army
|
unemployed workers movement |
| Navassa Island Rebellion of 1889 | labor uprising |