Michael Dupuis on the Winnipeg General Strike
Frizell (Program) Room - Perth & District Union Public Library 30 Herriott St, Perth, Ontario, CanadaA general sympathetic strike gripped Winnipeg from May 15 to June 26/1919. Some 25,000 men and women walked out, demanding higher wages, improved working conditions and union recognition. Red-fearing opponents insisted radical labour leaders supported by the fanatical allegiance of foreigners were attempting to usurp constituted authority and replace it with a soviet style government. […]