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211918 Vancouver general strike — The 1918 Vancouver General Strike was the first general strike in Canadian history [http://www.carpentersunionbc.com/Pages/gingergoodwin.html] and was held 2 August 1918. It was organized as a one day political protest against the killing of… …
22Australian General Strike of 1917 — The General Strike of 1917 was a general strike which began in the Australian state of New South Wales and spread to other states over six weeks from 2 August to 8 September 1917.BackgroundThe trigger for the strike was the introduction of a new… …
23general strike — noun : a simultaneous striking by all unionized workers of all trades and industries * * * ˌgeneral ˈstrike 7 [general strike] noun a period of time when most or all of the workers in a country go on strike …
24general strike — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms general strike : singular general strike plural general strikes a situation in which all or most of the workers in a particular industry or country stop working in order to force their employers to provide… …
25The General Line — Old and New redirects here. For the Norman Blake album, see Old and New (album). The General Line Film poster Directed by Sergei Eisenstein …
262011 Oakland general strike — Participants Occupy Oakland Location …
271877 Saint Louis general strike — Generally accepted as the first general strike in America, the 1877 Saint Louis general strike grew out of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The general strike was largely organized by the Knights of Labor and the Marxist leaning Workingmen s… …
28Oakland general strike — may refer to: 1946 Oakland general strike 2011 Oakland general strike This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point di …
291912 Brisbane general strike — The 1912 Brisbane General Strike in Queensland, Australia, began when members of the Australian Tramway Employees Association were dismissed when they wore union badges to work on 18 January, 1912. They then marched to Brisbane Trades Hall where… …
302007 Guinean general strike — The 2007 Guinean general strike began on January 10, 2007. Guinea s trade unions and opposition parties called on President Lansana Conté to resign, accusing him of mismanaging the economy and abusing his authority. The strikers also accused… …
