The Winnipeg general strike reconsidered.

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  • Author(s): Bumsted, J.M.
  • Source:
    Beaver. Jun/Jul94, Vol. 74 Issue 3, p27. 17p. 14 Black and White Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      HISTORY of strikes & lockouts
    • Subject Terms:
      MANITOBA; WINNIPEG (Man.); CANADA
    • Abstract:
      Features the Winnipeg, Manitoba general strike of 1919. Insensitivity of Canadian government to plight of Canadian combatants demobilized from European battlefields; Ravages of inflation, unemployment and influenza epidemic; Failure of metal trade unions to strike a bargain with industry; Evocation of paroxysms of hostility from government supporters; Evidence of class conflict.