THE 100th anniversary of the 1913 Lockout, a strike which saw 20,000 workers take on 300 employers, has arrived. The strikers paid a horrendous price and gained nothing, but finally the terror of oppression and being afraid to fight back against abusive employers was at an end. People finally straightened their backs, lifted their shoulders … Continue reading It’s 100 years since the 1913 Lockout, but what has changed?