Winnipeg General Strike (1919)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Winnipeg_General_Strike_(1919)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:aftermath	inspired future labor actions influenced Canadian politics led to increased unionization
gptkbp:cause	demand for better wages and working conditions
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Winnipeg_General_Strike_Memorial annual commemorations in Winnipeg
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:endDate	1919-06-25
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Winnipeg General Strike (1919)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Winnipeg
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:The_Manitoba_Free_Press gptkb:The_Winnipeg_Tribune gptkb:Western_Labor_News
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Bloody_Saturday deportation of foreign-born strikers mass arrests of strike leaders streetcar overturned on Bloody Saturday two strikers killed on Bloody Saturday
gptkbp:notableOrganization	gptkb:Government_of_India gptkb:Royal_North-West_Mounted_Police gptkb:One_Big_Union gptkb:Winnipeg_Trades_and_Labour_Council gptkb:Citizens'_Committee_of_One_Thousand
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:A.J._Andrews gptkb:Fred_Dixon gptkb:Helen_Armstrong gptkb:J.S._Woodsworth gptkb:Mike_Sokolowski gptkb:R.B._Russell
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:federal_government_of_Canada gptkb:city_government_of_Winnipeg
gptkbp:participants	over 30,000
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:1918_Vancouver_General_Strike gptkb:1919_Seattle_General_Strike gptkb:Red_Scare_(Canada)
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Criminal_Code_amendments_(1919) gptkb:Immigration_Act_amendments_(1919)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Royal_North-West_Mounted_Police gptkb:One_Big_Union Canadian labor movement
gptkbp:result	increased awareness of workers' rights arrest of strike leaders formation of new labor laws
gptkbp:significance	one of the largest strikes in Canadian history
gptkbp:startDate	1919-05-15
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Winnipeg_Trades_and_Labour_Council
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Canada_in_1917-1919
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7