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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
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