On this day, 20 September 1979, Aotearoa’s (New Zealand’s) only nationwide general strike took place when the Federation of Labour called a one-day strike of all its members in support of the Drivers Union. 300,000 people took to the streets around the country after a pay agreement between transport workers and employers was blocked by the government. The government claimed that the strike had no impact, but they agreed to refer the dispute to the Arbitration Court, which upheld the original wage agreement as demanded by the strikers. https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1533236443528167/?type=3