Workers Union Unrest : The Winnipeg General Strike
*Key aspects:
*Veterans return after war find they have no pensions, no medical services for wounded and no jobs.
*Not enough jobs, have to deal with the new work force of women who had been working at those jobs
*Prices skyrocket after war, wages of jobs do not keep up with the cost of living.
*Strikes started to occurred on many job sites
*Get no money while on strike, but help in the long run.
*Winnipeg's metal and building workers started strike first by walking off job site.
*Wanted higher wages, Shorter work weeks and collective bargaining.
*Collective bargaining - Whole group goes to bargain for a right or something they want
*General strike driven by unions and helped create them as well.
*General strike - Whole city went on strike
*30,000 workers went on strike at once
*Fear from business leaders and politicians that this was going going to be a communist conspiracy/uprising
*Special police sent in, parade turned bad - 1 striker and 30 people injured
*Defeated strikers returned to work after 43 days
*Gradually they got everyone of their demands, but it took some time
*Veterans return after war find they have no pensions, no medical services for wounded and no jobs.
*Not enough jobs, have to deal with the new work force of women who had been working at those jobs
*Prices skyrocket after war, wages of jobs do not keep up with the cost of living.
*Strikes started to occurred on many job sites
*Get no money while on strike, but help in the long run.
*Winnipeg's metal and building workers started strike first by walking off job site.
*Wanted higher wages, Shorter work weeks and collective bargaining.
*Collective bargaining - Whole group goes to bargain for a right or something they want
*General strike driven by unions and helped create them as well.
*General strike - Whole city went on strike
*30,000 workers went on strike at once
*Fear from business leaders and politicians that this was going going to be a communist conspiracy/uprising
*Special police sent in, parade turned bad - 1 striker and 30 people injured
*Defeated strikers returned to work after 43 days
*Gradually they got everyone of their demands, but it took some time
Summary:
The Winnipeg General strike was an event in 1919 that was caused by workers in the city of Winnipeg walking off their jobs to protest working and wage conditions. It was feared by the canadian government as a communist uprising.