01: Ancient Strikes - Deir El Medina

Did you know the first recorded labor strike in history happened over 3,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt? Well now you do! In this introductory episode we talk about the Deir El Medina strikes, where artisans working on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings pushed back on not being paid on time...repeatedly. This one has everything from graffiti to grave robbing, tangents about pottery shards, and some good ol' rants (TM) about our lack of mandated sick leave in the U.S.

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