Winnipeg General Strike of 1919

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause	demand for better wages and working conditions
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:endDate	1919-06-25
gptkbp:legacy	subject of books and documentaries commemorated by Winnipeg General Strike Monument influenced Canadian labor laws
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Winnipeg
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:The_Manitoba_Free_Press gptkb:The_Winnipeg_Tribune gptkb:Western_Labor_News
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Bloody_Saturday arrest of strike leaders deployment of the Royal North-West Mounted Police use of special constables violent clashes on June 21, 1919
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:A.J._Andrews gptkb:Fred_Dixon gptkb:Helen_Armstrong gptkb:J.S._Woodsworth gptkb:Mike_Sokolowski gptkb:R.B._Russell gptkb:William_Ivens gptkb:George_Armstrong gptkb:John_Queen gptkb:Robert_Boyd_Russell
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers	over 30,000
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:federal_government_of_Canada gptkb:Citizens'_Committee_of_One_Thousand gptkb:city_government_of_Winnipeg
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Red_Scare gptkb:One_Big_Union Canadian labor movement post-World War I economic conditions labor unrest in North America
gptkbp:result	arrests of strike leaders increased labor activism in Canada
gptkbp:startDate	1919-05-15
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Winnipeg_Trades_and_Labour_Council
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Exchange_District
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Winnipeg General Strike of 1919