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Mass meeting of Cleveland steel workers in Brookside Park during strike, October 1, 1919. The United States strike wave of 1919 was a succession of extensive labor strikes following World War I that unfolded across various American industries, involving more than four million American workers.
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The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most famous and influential strikes in Canadian history. [1] For six weeks, May 15 to June 26, more than 30,000 strikers brought economic activity to a standstill in Winnipeg , Manitoba, which at the time was Canada's third largest city.
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1919 – General strikes in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Brandon, Amherst (NS). The 1919 Vancouver strike in sympathy with Winnipeg is the longest general strike in Canadian history. [25] 1919 – Alberta Coal miners at Drumheller struck for OBU union recognition; 1919 – United Farmers of Ontario-Labour Party coalition ...
1946 (United States) Steel Strike of 1946 occurred. [41] 1 April 1946 (United States) A strike by 400,000 mine workers in the U.S. began. U.S. troops seized railroads and coal mines the following month. [41] 4 October 1946 (United States) The U.S. Navy seized oil refineries in order to break a 20-state post-war strike. 1947 (United States)
February 17 – Wilfrid Laurier, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and former prime minister of Canada, dies in office. April 17 – New Brunswick women are permitted to vote. April 10 – The Quebec referendum on the prohibition of alcohol. May 3 – Yukon women are permitted to vote. May 15 – June 25 – Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.
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