https://peopleandmind.com/tags/strikes/Recent content in Strikes on PeopleAndMindHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 21 Feb 2026 23:10:23 +0000https://peopleandmind.com/2026/02/ancient-egyptian-workers-staged-first-known-strike-3100-years-ago/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 23:10:23 +0000https://peopleandmind.com/2026/02/ancient-egyptian-workers-staged-first-known-strike-3100-years-ago/What Happened The strike occurred in Deir el-Medina, the village that housed the skilled workers responsible for building royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. When their monthly grain rations—their primary form of payment—were delayed for weeks, the workers made an unprecedented decision: they laid down their tools and marched to nearby mortuary temples. According to papyrus records discovered by archaeologists, the workers declared: “We have come here because of hunger and thirst.