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This week in 1919, the International Congress of Women Workers took place in Washington DC The (NFWW), established in 1906, was the first ever nationwide trade union for women in Britain.

The stand taken by Jayaben Desai and others at Grunwick helped reimagine the labour movement "The strike is not so much about pay, it is a strike about human dignity." Jayaben Desai and others on the picket line The British working class has always been multicultural and multinational.

On this day in 1919, 25,000 workers gathered in George Square, Glasgow to protest against the unemployment crisis. It was to become another example of state violence against the working class.

The General Strike of 1926 began 94 years ago, showing the immense power which belongs to workers when they come together and fight for the world they deserve. Unity is strength. Never has this been clearer than during the General Strike of 1926.