A general strike is a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade... 52 KB (6,098 words) - 19:42, 4 March 2024 |
 | The 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of... 34 KB (4,217 words) - 13:29, 27 April 2024 |
 | The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most famous and influential strikes in Canadian history. For six weeks, May 15 to June 26, more than... 35 KB (4,354 words) - 17:17, 9 April 2024 |
 | Longshoremen's Strike. The result of the strike was the unionization of all of the West Coast ports of the United States. The San Francisco General Strike of 1934... 49 KB (4,904 words) - 16:27, 14 April 2024 |
 | The Seattle General Strike was a five-day general work stoppage by 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington from February 6 to 11, 1919. The... 27 KB (3,432 words) - 17:09, 7 March 2024 |
 | Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike and industrial action in British English, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass... 70 KB (8,521 words) - 07:40, 9 April 2024 |
 | The Minneapolis general strike of 1934 grew out of a strike by Teamsters against most of the trucking companies operating in Minneapolis, the major distribution... 18 KB (2,308 words) - 18:31, 27 April 2024 |
 | The 1842 general strike, also known as the Plug Plot Riots, started among the miners in Staffordshire, England, and soon spread through Britain affecting... 5 KB (693 words) - 19:04, 23 February 2024 |
several noteworthy general strikes in 1919: Seattle General Strike of 1919 in Seattle General Strike of 1919 in Spain Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 in Winnipeg... 279 bytes (62 words) - 03:04, 17 December 2010 |
 | Russian Revolution of 1905 (redirect from Finnish general strike of 1905) and the SDKPiL—called for a general strike. By the end of January 1905, over 400,000 workers in Russian Poland were on strike (see Revolution in the Kingdom... 84 KB (10,468 words) - 10:32, 28 April 2024 |
 | striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized political campaign... 90 KB (1,368 words) - 00:50, 18 April 2024 |
The General Strike is Anti-Flag's ninth studio album. The album was released on March 20, 2012. The album marks the band's second release for SideOneDummy... 4 KB (248 words) - 08:51, 26 September 2023 |
 | First Red Scare (section Seattle General Strike) labor, including such disparate cases as the Seattle General Strike and the Boston Police Strike and then in the bombing campaign directed by anarchist... 92 KB (11,405 words) - 01:35, 11 April 2024 |
The 1946 Oakland general strike was general strike involving 50,000 workers over two days in Oakland, California, United States. Beginning at 5:00am on... 9 KB (950 words) - 23:57, 11 February 2024 |
 | The 1835 Philadelphia general strike took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first general strike in North America and involved some 20,000... 10 KB (1,204 words) - 13:29, 25 June 2023 |
Oakland general strike may refer to: 1946 Oakland general strike 2011 Oakland general strike This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the... 129 bytes (47 words) - 15:25, 29 December 2019 |
Spanish general strike may refer to: 1917 Spanish general strike 1919 Spanish general strike 1988 Spanish general strike 2010 Spanish general strike 2017... 222 bytes (59 words) - 02:45, 21 May 2021 |
 | The general strike of 1893 (French: grève générale de 1893, Dutch: algemene staking van 1893) was a major general strike in Belgium in April 1893 called... 6 KB (620 words) - 02:37, 7 February 2024 |
The 1917 Spanish general strike, or revolutionary general strike of 1917, refers to the general strike that took place in Spain in August 1917. It was... 22 KB (2,639 words) - 19:48, 21 August 2023 |
Jessie Eden (section 1926 general strike) the Birmingham rent-strike of 1939. She convinced women at Birmingham's Joseph Lucas motor factory to join the 1926 UK General Strike, and led an unprecedented... 16 KB (1,847 words) - 20:17, 27 September 2023 |
 | The Pullman Strike was two interrelated strikes in 1894 that shaped national labor policy in the United States during a period of deep economic depression... 36 KB (4,108 words) - 22:58, 12 March 2024 |
 | The 1918 Swiss general strike (German: Landesstreik) took place from 12 to 14 November and involved around 250,000 workers. Although Switzerland remained... 15 KB (1,653 words) - 08:23, 2 February 2024 |
 | Scranton general strike was a widespread work stoppage in 1877 by workers in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which took place as part of the Great Railroad Strike, and... 43 KB (5,450 words) - 15:12, 21 March 2024 |
The 2020 Indian general strike was a mass general strike that was held across India on 26 November 2020. The strike was organized by 10 trade unions across... 15 KB (1,263 words) - 22:32, 24 January 2024 |
 | Catalan separatists held a general strike on 3 October 2017 following Catalonia's referendum on independence two days earlier. The referendum, which was... 21 KB (1,980 words) - 03:41, 28 November 2023 |
 | million, making it the largest since the 1926 General Strike. The journalist Seumas Milne said of the strike that "it has no real parallel – in size, duration... 174 KB (18,803 words) - 17:32, 29 April 2024 |
The General Strike of 1917 can refer to: the Australian General Strike of 1917 the Spanish General Strike of 1917 the Finnish General Strike of 1917 This... 210 bytes (60 words) - 19:17, 27 October 2022 |
Luxembourgish general strike of 1942 was a manifestation of passive resistance when Luxembourg was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. The strikes opposed... 12 KB (1,312 words) - 22:52, 26 March 2024 |
 | Vancouver general strike which took place on 2 August 1918, was the first general strike in Canadian history. There had been talks of organizing a general strike... 5 KB (603 words) - 05:55, 20 August 2023 |
A wildcat strike is a strike action undertaken by unionised workers without union leadership's authorisation, support, or approval; this is sometimes termed... 22 KB (2,452 words) - 03:25, 31 March 2024 |