General Strike of 1917 — The General Strike of 1917 can refer to: *the Australian General Strike of 1917 *the Spanish General Strike of 1917 … Wikipedia
General Strike of 1922 — The General Strike of 1922 was a labor strike in Italy led by socialists which ended in defeat for the workers. Benito Mussolini famously referred to this as the Caporetto of Italian Socialism … Wikipedia
General strike — A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region or country. While a general strike can be for political goals, economic goals, or both, it tends to gain its momentum from the ideological or class… … Wikipedia
general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * Stoppage of work by a substantial proportion of workers in each of a number of industries in an organized effort to achieve… … Universalium
Seattle General Strike — The Seattle General Strike of February 6 to February 11, 1919, was a general work stoppage by over 65,000 individuals in the U.S. city of Seattle, Washington. Dissatisfied workers in several unions began the strike to gain higher wages after two… … Wikipedia
Winnipeg General Strike — The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history. J. S. Woodsworth, a strike leader who was briefly imprisoned, went on to found the Co operative Commonwealth Federation, which was the forerunner of… … Wikipedia
Palestinian general strike — The Palestinian press and the general strike lasted from April October 1936 in the British Mandate of Palestine and was part of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.The dissent was influenced by the Qassamite rebelion following the killing of… … Wikipedia
The Nazis Strike — Infobox Film name = Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike caption = director = Frank Capra; Anatole Litvak producer = Office of War Information writer = Julius Epstein; Philip Epstein narrator = Walter Huston starring = music = cinematography = Robert… … Wikipedia
1842 General Strike — Also known as the Plug Plot Riots the strike started among the Staffordshire miners and soon spread through the country affecting factories, mills and coal mines from Dundee to South Wales and Cornwall. The strike was influenced by the Chartist… … Wikipedia
1926 United Kingdom general strike — The UK General Strike of 1926 was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 3 May 1926 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the government to act to prevent … Wikipedia
1892 New Orleans general strike — The New Orleans general strike was a general strike in the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana, that began on November 8, 1892. Despite appeals to racial hatred, black and white workers remained united. The general strike ended on November 12,… … Wikipedia
