Labor Demonstrations and Strikes

Images from historical labor protests and strikes in Germany, showcasing activists and manifestos from the 1970s.

Concerned about their jobs, more than a thousand teachers from North Rhine-Westphalia demonstrated in Duesseldorf, Germany, on 26 September 1975, Europe

The dismissal of workers at the Mannesmann factory after a spontaneous strike not led by the union provoked protests by Mannesmann workers in Duisburg and other locations on 7 November 1973 and solidarity from workers at other factories, students, youth and sympathisers

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

More than 100, 000 followed the DGB's call in 1982 for a large demonstration against unemployment and social cuts and for codetermination, Germany, Europe

Students at Dortmund University demonstrated on 30.01.1975 against what they saw as a worsening of study conditions as a result of the Higher Education Framework Act (HRG), Germany, Europe

Concerned about their jobs, more than a thousand teachers from North Rhine-Westphalia demonstrated in Duesseldorf, Germany, on 26 September 1975, Europe

The tribute to those murdered by the Nazis on Good Friday 1945 was also a demonstration against neo-Nazism in Rombergpark on 04.04.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Following a call by the DGB, about 70, 000 demonstrated against unemployment and social cuts. November 1981, Germany, Europe

Young people demonstrated for a free youth centre in Hagen, Germany on 07.02.1976

The protest against the consequences of unemployment by a demonstration of Turks in Gelsenkirchen on 06.12.1975 was also directed against the effects of education, Germany, Europe

Students of all school types and ages in the Ruhr area in the years 1965 to 1971 jointly oppose price increases in local transport in the Ruhr cities, Germany, Europe

Several thousand demonstrators came to Bonn, Germany, on 29. 4. 1972 for a demonstration in favour of the ratification of the Eastern Treaty by the Willy Brandt government, Europe

Concern for their jobs brought the Demag-Mannesmann workforce to the streets in protest on 13 July 1975 in Duesseldorf. The particular feature of the protest was the imminent closure of the plant in Kalletal, Germany, Europe

8000 Turks and their families demonstrated against the military dictatorship in their country on 31.01.1981 in Cologne, Germany, Europe

Tenants of Neue Heimat in Dortmund-Scharnhorst protested against rent increases in their housing estate with a demonstration on 16 March 1974, Germany, Europe

The Anti-War Day is 1 September, here in Aachen in 1965, celebrated by democratic organisations as a reminder of the invasion of Poland by Hitler on 1. 9. 1939, Germany, Europe

Organisations of French Jews and German Nazi victims demonstrated for a condemnation of Gestapo and SS man Kurt Lischka, who was responsible for the deportation of 76, 000 Jews in France during the war, in Cologne, Germany, 31 January 1980, Europe

Concern for their jobs brought more than 5, 000 steelworkers and their families out on the streets in January 1982 to protest, Germany, Europe

Workers and employees of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated in the collective bargaining dispute on 6 November 1975 in Dortmund against the 5% wage increase offered by the employers and demanded 8%, Germany, Europe

Several hundred citizens from Nuremberg, Germany, protested against a US troop training area in the Reichswald forest in Bonn on 14 March 1973, Europe

Greeks and Germans demonstrated in Bonn on 10. 3. 1973 against the Greek military junta and for freedom in Greece, Germany, Europe

Students of the Ruhr University Dortmund and other universities in North Rhine-Westphalia took part in a protest march in bad weather against a deterioration of the Higher Education Framework Act (HRG) and for an increase in co-determination and self-determination on 19 January 1977 in Duessldorf, Germany, Europe

IG Metall warning strike at Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette to preserve co-determination on 29.07.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

The dismissal of two nurses was protested by parts of the staff at Essen Hospital on 19 October 1973, Germany, Europe

For disarmament and against nuclear weapons in Germany. DEU, here on 25. 3. 1967 in the Ruhr area, Ruhr Area: Der Ostermarsch Ruhr 1967, Germany, DEU, Europe

The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) demonstration on 1 May 1979 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

The honouring of the dead by the Nazi regime on Good Friday 1945, here in Dortmund on 9 April 1971, was linked to a demonstration in Rombergpark with topical relevance, Germany, Europe

Organisations of French Jews and German Nazi victims demonstrated for a condemnation of Gestapo and SS man Kurt Lischka, who was responsible for the deportation of 76, 000 Jews in France during the war, in Cologne, Germany, 31 January 1980, Europe

The dismissal of workers at the Mannesmann factory after a spontaneous strike not led by the union provoked protests by Mannesmann workers in Duisburg and other locations on 7 November 1973 and solidarity from workers at other factories, students, youth and sympathisers

The Easter March 1968, Germany, demonstrated for peace with the main demands to end the Vietnam War and against the emergency laws from Duisburg to Dortmund. DEU, here on 13. 4. 1968 in the Ruhr area, Ruhr Area: The Easter March 1968, Germany, Europe

Fear of losing their jobs due to the merger of Hoesch AG with the Dutch steel company Hoogovens drove the steelworkers of the Phoenix plant onto the streets to protest on 15 May 1979 in Dortmund-Hoerde, Germany, Europe

Rally of the Chemical, Paper and Ceramics Workers' Union in the collective bargaining dispute on 16.6.1971 in the sports hall in Cologne, Germany, Europe

With black flags, miners of the Bismarck colliery and their relatives demonstrated against the closure of their colliery on 19 February 1966, Germany, Europe

More than 100, 000 people demonstrated against nuclear power on 14.100.1979 in Bonn, Germany, Europe

About 6000 workers and employees and their families of Siemens demonstrated for the preservation of their jobs on 26 September 1976 in Bruchsal, Germany, Europe

Following a call by the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB), several thousand mostly young people demonstrated against youth unemployment and for better education in Frankfurt/M, Germany on 10 November 1979

The Whitsun Youth Meeting of the trade union youth was not limited to camping and cultural activities but the youth took to the streets against youth unemployment and for an improvement of education on 03.06, 1979 in Hanover, Germany, Europe

Tenants of Neue Heimat in Dortmund-Scharnhorst protested against rent increases in their housing estate with a demonstration on 16 March 1974, Germany, Europe

With sometimes original slogans, members and supporters of IG Textil und Bekleidung demonstrated for their interests in Moenchen-Gladbach on 15 June 1971

In the context of a colloquium on the occupational bans, participants and sympathisers demonstrated in Duesseldorf on 10 May 1974 against the consequences of the Radical Decree, Germany, Europe

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

An expellees' rally on 30 May 1970 in Bonn with the NPD, Aktion W and Franz Josef Strauss vehemently opposed the SPD/FDP coalition's policy of rapprochement and the realisation of the treaties with the East, Germany, Europe

The DGB central event on 1 May 1975 with the Federal Chancellor in Gelsenkirchen

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration of Surinamese in Amsterdam for independence for Suriname, demonstrators with signs. December 11, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

On 1 May 1961, workers and employees in Hanover demonstrated with demands from their union, Germany, Europe

For equal pay for men and woman, in solidarity with the Heinze woman, about 7000 participants, called by the union IG Druck und Papier, demonstrated after a rally, September 1981, Germany, Europe

Environmental protection, detente, disarmament, airspace restrictions and a ban on bombing are the goals that citizens and their sympathisers are demanding through protests, like this one on 11 September 1973 in Nordhorn, Germany, Europe

Workers and employees of Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette demonstrated in the collective bargaining dispute on 6 November 1975 in Dortmund against the 5% wage increase offered by the employers and demanded 8%, Germany, Europe

Even the 2nd Easter March on German soil, here in Hanover and the surrounding area on 1. 4. 1961, was not yet a mass movement against nuclear weapons, Germany, Europe

The Anachronistic Procession of Cologne-Bonn Students, a protest against German President Karl Carstens, because of his former membership in the SA was under the sign of censorship, as the students with their satirical protest wore SA and SS uniforms on 23.5.1979 in Bonn, Germany, Europe

With a conference and demonstration, the German Communist Party (DKP) celebrated the 100th birthday of Karl Liebknecht in Solingen on 21.8.1971, Germany, Europe

French Jews and German Nazi victims demonstrated for a conviction of the former head of the Gestapo in Paris, Kurt Lischka, on 23.10.1979 in front of the regional court in Cologne, Germany, Europe

Following a call by the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB), several thousand mostly young people demonstrated against youth unemployment and for better education in Frankfurt/M, Germany on 10 November 1979

On 24 June 1971, more than 2, 000 students at the University of Dortmund protested against a worsening of their situation due to the Higher Education Framework Act (HRG) and Bafoeg regulations, Germany, Europe

Several thousand pupils and teachers from schools in North Rhine-Westphalia demonstrated for more freedom of expression and free political activity of the school councils on 18 December 1976 in Essen, Germany, Europe

More than 20, 000 opponents of nuclear power demonstrated in Itzehoe against a nuclear power plant in Brokdorf on 19.02.1977, Germany, Europe

The Easter march of the opponents of nuclear weapons, here in the Ruhr area on 17. 4. 1965 with the Ruhr OM 65, opposed a multinational nuclear force (MLF) and the war in Vietnam, Germany, Europe

8000 Turks and their families demonstrated against the military dictatorship in their country on 31.01.1981 in Cologne, Germany, Europe

More than 40, 000 people from Germany, Italy, Chile, Spain, Greece and other countries demonstrated together on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the end of Hitler's fascism on 10 May 1975 in Fr, Germany, Europe

The 1968 International Vietnam Congress and the subsequent demonstration by students from the Technical University of Berlin and 44 other countries was one of the most important events of the 1960s and was influential in the student movement in Germany

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

The traditional honouring of Nazi victims in the Bittermark, here on 12. 4. 1968 in Dortmund, was accompanied by various political directions in current politics, Germany, Europe

The congress of the DKP-affiliated Socialist German Workers' Youth (SDAJ) on 11.09.1971 in Bremen was accompanied by demonstrations by the youth organisation in Bremen and Wildeshausen, Germany, Europe

All individual trade unions in the DGB demonstrated together with about 50, 000 participants in 1982 against unemployment, social cuts and social peace as well as missile armament, Germany, Europe

In the election campaign for the 1969 Bundestag elections, here at NPD appearances in Siegen and Moers in 1969, the NPD encountered resistance from various democratic groups of youth, trade unions, social democrats and leftists with demands such as dissolve NPD One Adolf was enough No pardon the neo-Nazis. The police tried to remain neutral. Moers, Germany, Europe

The anti-war day celebrated by trade unions and other democratic organisations was the day of Hitler's entry on 1. 9. 1939, Today, as here in various German cities in 1965-6, participants also condemn other wars with many actions, Germany, Europe

In the years 1965 to 1971, apprentices, teachers and the various trade unions campaigned for better vocational training and more co-determination through protests and demonstrations in the Ruhr area and other cities

Demonstration of the DGB Youth on Anti-War Day. On 01.09.1980 in Hamburg, Germany, Europe

The 2nd meeting of Chancellor Willy Brandt with GDR MP Willi Stoph on 21 May 1971 in Kassel was accompanied by a large number of statements for and against the Brandt government's policy of detente

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Rally of the German Farmers' Association (DBV) in 1968 in the Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany, Europe

Unemployed teachers in 1982 at a protest against teacher unemployment in the Fussgaengerzone, Germany, Europe

GDR, Berlin, 03. 12. 1989, Schalk-Golodkowsky, protest against the SED regime in front of the ZK of the SED building, inside the ZK of the SED is meeting

The Red Dot Workers' Festival, an event of left-wing groups on 18. 9. 1971 in Hanover, became a meeting of opponents of public transport fare increases and friends of the music scene, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration in Utrecht against modernization of nuclear weapon and placement in the Netherlands. Demonstrators on the road with banners, then o.. "No new nuclear weapons - Negotiating yes modernize no". November 24, 1979. Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. May 1 Demonstration, Amsterdam from Amstelveld to Oude Rai procet with signs. May 1, 1969. Amstelveld

Rally of the German Farmers' Association (DBV) in 1968 in the Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany, Europe

Retraining takes place in higher age groups, as here in the precinct during a demonstration on 24 November 1967, Germany, Europe

The occasion was the SPD party conference in 1982 for the Young Socialists in the SPD to demonstrate with 50, 000 supporters against the Nato double decision, Germany, Europe

The conference of the left-oriented SDAJ and the torchlight march of the youth organisation against a reduction in apprenticeships and youth unemployment on 05.10.1974 in Remscheid, Germany, Europe

Called for by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), many thousands of people demonstrated for co-determination and against unemployment on 08.11.1975 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Activities for the Anti-War Day 1979 on 01.09.1979 in Cologne, Germany, Europe

The district party conference of the SPD, here on 23 May 1965 in Duisburg with guest Willy Brandt, was accompanied by protests against the emergency laws, Germany, Europe

Several thousand demonstrators came to Bonn, Germany, on 29. 4. 1972 for a demonstration in favour of the ratification of the Eastern Treaty by the Willy Brandt government, Europe

The Sudeten German Day, here in Nuremberg on 1. 6. 1971, was a mixture of demonstration, rally and camp life for the youth, Germany, Europe

The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) demonstration on 1 May 1979 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

On Anti-War Day 1982, participants in the Flowers for Stukenbrock rally commemorated the victims of Nazi rule and at the same time demonstrated against the Nato decision to double Germany

A collection of signatures by students opposed the sentencing of Red Dot activists, as here in Bochum on 18 August 1971. Sign: The Red Dot is not dead, it lives on in the courtrooms of class justice, Germany, Europe

Supporters and friends of the SPD/FDP government coalition demonstrated in Bonn on 26 April 1972 with a torchlight march and rally in favour of the government and the ratification of the Eastern treaties, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration Amsterdam proclaiming death sentence Salman Rushdie Ayatollah Khomeiny, organized Article Seven Committee. March 5, 1989. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) demonstration on 1 May 1979 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Summary proceedings fire brigade Rotterdam connection ACTI wages. November 18, 1985. Rotterdam, South Holland

The visit of the Soviet head of state and party Leonid Brezhnev to Bonn from 18-22 May 1973 was a step towards easing tensions in the East-West relationship by Willy Brandt. Demo of friends and opponents of the visit. DKP demo pro Brezhnev, Germany, Europe

The occupational ban, the effect of the Radical Decree, prompted more than 20, 000 people from different organisations to demonstrate in Dortmund, Germany, on 14 April 1973, Europe

Anefo photo collection. UVA academic year; Protest Deetman opening. September 30, 1985

Concern for their jobs brought the Demag-Mannesmann workforce to the streets in protest on 13 July 1975 in Duesseldorf. The particular feature of the protest was the imminent closure of the plant in Kalletal, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration Binnenhof against Statelessness Old Spain fighters, A. Kloastra and "Hollander Piet" (Piet Laros) with signs. 26 February 1969. The Hague, South Holland

Silent march of Turks, occasion was the murder of trade union leader Kemal Tuerkler in Istanbul. 24.07.1980, Cologne, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Amsterdam Action Committee Healthcare demonstrates against staff stop in hospitals; An action member collects hand drawings. July 26, 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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