First recorded strike
Who
Royal Necropolis at Deir el-Medina
What
/ first
Where
Egypt (Deir el-Medina)
The first recorded strike in history took place in ancient Egypt on 14 November 1152 BC when the artisans of the Royal Necropolis at Deir el-Medina organised an uprising. The event, which took place under the rule of Pharaoh Ramses III, was recorded in detail on a papyrus that dates from that time.