FEAR NO PHARAOH: Labor demonstrations have powered pay increases for 3,000 years. Here are 10 of the most impactful strikes — for better or worse.

• The United Auto Workers labor union is striking for the first time in 12 years.
• Throughout world history, strikes have had the power to make substantive change to better working conditions. Roman plebeians used strikes to get better government representation. 
• Australian stonemason demonstrations paved the way for the 8-hour workday. 
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For the first time in 12 years, unionized auto workers for General...