winnipeg general strike
what social conditions led to winnipeg general strike
-high unemployment for working class
-low pay for workers
-poor working conditions and living conditions for imigrant workers in winnipeg
-tensions bewteen immigrants and wealthier citizens
-no collective bargaining
what is a union
when workers group together to fight for betternworking conditions
what is collective bargaining
when employers bargain with employee representatives for better working conditions
what was bloody saturday june 21, 1919
-the two sides of the strike in winnipeg clashed
-there were protests
-strike leaders were arrested
-police were brought in
-1 man killed, 30 injured, lots arrested
-caused the general strike committee to prder workers back to work and to end strike
what was the winnipeg general strike
-a massive strike by workers in winnipeg in 1919
who were the bolsheviks
-a revolutionary communist group in sooviet union who encourage unions and strikes
what was the red scare
-the fear that with all the strikes and unions that communism would spread to canada , influenced by the bolsheviks
what was "the one big union"
-a union organized to to unite all canadian workers in one union
-wanted workers to gain control of jobs, wages, working conditions through peaceful means -meaning strikes especially general strikes
who went out first in winnipeg strike
building and metal trades
how many people went on strike
30,000
who were the citizens committee of 1000
-a group of business men and politicians who wanted the strike to end
-afraid of communism and felt the strikes were tied to the bolsheviks
-had strike leaders arrested
consequences of the general strike
-bitterness between employers and employees
-some strikers lost their jobs or couldnt find a job
-criminal code made strikes illegal
-some leaders got into politics and made changes
-strikers lost a lot of money
-royal commission found that the strikers claims were legitimate
how,long did the strike last
43 days