Timeline of strikes in 2003
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Strikes in 2003
In 2003, a number of labour strikes, labour disputes, and other industrial actions occurred.
A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.
Timeline
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Continuing strikes from 2002
- 2002–2003 Chinese protest movement
- 2002–2003 Plum Island Animal Disease Center strike, 7-month strike by Plum Island Animal Disease Center workers in the United States.[1][2]
- 2000–03 prisoners' hunger strike in Turkey[3][4][5][6]
- 2002–2003 United Kingdom firefighter dispute
- Vatukoula mine strike. 33-year strike by gold miners at the Vatukoula mine in Fiji between 1991 and 2024.
- 2002–2003 Venezuelan general strike
January
- 2003 Cananea strike, 16-day strike by miners at the Grupo México-owned Cananea Mine.[7][8]
February
- 2003–04 Tyson Foods strike. Year-long strike by Tyson Foods meatpackers in Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States.[9][10][11]
March
April
- 2003 Frog Pubs strike. Strike by Tamil pub workers of the Frog Pubs chain in France.[12][13][14]
May
- May 2003 Faroe Islands strike. Major strike involving around 30% of the working population of the Faroe Islands.[15][16]
- Nursery nurses strike. In Scotland.
- 2003 South Korean truckers' strikes[17][18]
June
- 2003 Hyundai Korea strike. 7-week strike by Hyundai Group workers in South Korea for a 40-hour work week.[19]
- 2003 Nigerian general strike, against increases in fuel prices.[20][21][22]
July
- 2003 protests in Dominican Republic
- 2003 Nestlé Korea strike. 145-day strike by Nestlé workers in South Korea over outsourcing.[23]
August
September
October
- Southern California supermarket strike of 2003–2004
- 2003 UK postal workers' wildcat strike.[24][25][26]
November
- 2003 French universities strike[27][28]
- 2003–04 Kenyan universities strike. 2-month strike by university staff in Kenya over wages.[29][30]
December
- 2003 Andina strike. 11-day strike by copper miners at the Andina mine, Chile.[31]
- 2003–04 Hazara asylum seekers hunger strike on Nauru. Hunger strike by Hazara asylum seekers from Afghanistan detained by Australia in Nauru.[32][33]
References
- ↑ Santora, Marc (3 December 2002). "3-Month Strike Continues At Animal Disease Center". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ Rather, John (30 March 2003). "IN BRIEF; Plum Island Strikers Give Up Picketing". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "The F-type Prison Crisis and the Repression of human rights defenders in Turkey". EuroMed Rights. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Green, Penny (1 January 2002). "Turkish jails, hunger strikes and the European drive for prison reform". Punishment & Society. 4: 97–101. doi:10.1177/14624740222228482. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Paker, Murat (29 December 2000). "Turkey's Operation "Return to Life"". Middle East Research and Information Project. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Anderson, Patrik (24 November 2006). "'To lie down to death for days': The Turkish hunger strike, 2000–2003". Cultural Studies. doi:10.1080/0950238042000306882. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Elisabeth Malkin (2003-01-24). "Grupo México Faces Debt And Striking Copper Miners". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "World Business Briefing - Americas: Mexico: Mine Strike Ends". The New York Times. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ↑ "Tiny Town Fights Tyson Foods". CBS News. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Freedom of Association in the Meat and Poultry Industry". Human Rights Watch. 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Tyson Workers End Strike". The New York Times. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ Platat, Stéphanie (15 July 2003). "Les Tamouls jettent un pavé dans la mare des pubs Frog". Libération. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "La grève oubliée des cuisiniers tamouls de Frog Pubs". Le Monde. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "2003: Frog pubs strike". LibCom. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Jørgensen, Carsten (10 June 2003). "Agreement concluded on Faroe Islands after major strikes". Eurofound. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Kern, Kira (27 March 2011). "Faroe Islands union workers strike for better wages, 2003". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Business Briefing - Asia: South Korea: Truck Strike". The New York Times. 26 August 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ↑ Kirk, Don (16 May 2003). "World Business Briefing - Asia: South Korea: Truckers Strike Ends". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ↑ Kirk, Don (6 August 2003). "Hyundai and Union End 7-Week Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Kelly, Meghan (29 November 2015). "Nigerians strike to protest reduced fuel subsidies, 2003". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "The fuel dispute: crackdown on peaceful protests". Human Rights Watch. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "Q&A: Nigeria's fuel strike". BBC News. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Len, Samuel (29 November 2003). "Long Strike at a Nestlé Plant In Korea Comes to an End". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "A history of the 2003 UK postal workers' wildcat strike". LibCom. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Wildcat postal strike continues". BBC News. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "20,000 postal workers take wildcat strike action". The Guardian. 30 October 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "AG, manifestations, piquets de grève : le mouvement de protestation s'étend". Le Monde. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Gros, Marie-Joëlle (4 December 2003). "Etudiants: la grogne faiblit, la grève survit". Libération. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kenya: Students Riot Over University Closure". AllAfrica. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Pay strike closes Kenyan universities". Mail & Guardian. 11 November 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Business Briefing - Americas: Chile: Copper Strike Ends". The New York Times. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ King, Hannah (16 February 2011). "Hazara asylum seekers hunger strike on Nauru, 2003-2004". Global NonViolent Action Database. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nauru hunger strike over". ABC News. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
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