Friday 10 April 2015

The Winnipeg General Strike

 The Winnipeg General Strike was called by the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council on May 15th 1919 because workers wanted a fair living wadge as well as hours, also people wanted the right to organize in a union. In no time at all 30, 000 workers had left their jobs leading to all the cities factories being closed along with no retail trade or running trains. After the strike took place Winnipeg was effected so much that others were worried it would spread to other cities, therefor the Federal Government of Canada ordered Senator Gideon Decker Robertson to reason with both sides and come up with an agreement. Not long after he agreed with the strikers, concluding to the City Council to accept the employees proposal.
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  1. L.Unger21 April 2015 at 07:40

    Good summary of what happened. I think unions have been very important in making sure that workers in Canada are protected and treated fairly. It is often hard to remember the sacrifices others have made so that we can take things like minimum wage and paid vacation for granted.

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