16 ore 48 min, 15 magg 1919 anni - Winnipeg General Strike
Descrizione:
- workers didn't have minimum wage, the right to refuse unsafe work
- poor working conditions
- war veterans faced few job oppotunities
- gov't feared communist revolution, like in Russia
Strikers Wanted:
- higher wages (to pay for doubled food prices, support families, & pay for houses)
- better working conditions
- ended in deportation being made easier, many people imprisoned, and 2 deaths
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Data:
16 ore 48 min, 15 magg 1919 anni
Adesso
~ 105 years ago