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<v Speaker 1>On this Day and Working Class History the seventeenth of

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<v Speaker 1>January and on the seventeenth January two thousand and five,

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<v Speaker 1>fifty eight striking workers at the Russell Islands Plantation estate

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<v Speaker 1>in the Solomon Islands were arrested after clashing with police

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<v Speaker 1>at the Yandina Wharf as the employer attempted to export

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<v Speaker 1>Copra and co co using scam replacement workers. Police attacked

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<v Speaker 1>workers with pepper spray and workers responded by throwing stones.

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<v Speaker 1>The workers were charged with causing bodily harm to two

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<v Speaker 1>police officers. The incident was part of a long running

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<v Speaker 1>dispute where strikers were demanding the dismissal of the estate

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<v Speaker 1>each day. Check out the on this Day section of

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<v Speaker 1>our stories at stories Stop Workingclasshistory dot com, and if

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<v Speaker 1>Slash work and class history links in the show notes.

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<v Speaker 1>Theme music by de Cardo See you Tomorrow, h