Winnipeg general strike

Crowd gathered outside City Hall during the Winnipeg General Strike, June 21, 1919

The Winnipeg General Strike happened in March 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Although many Canadian companies had enjoyed large profits during World War I, they had bad contracts, wages, and working conditions. Some protesters rioted.

Winnipeg General Strike Media

• Pathé News No. 57 - (excerpt) (Winnipeg General Strike) (1919).webm

  Newsreel footage of the Winnipeg general strike of 1919

• Anti-Strike Banner used in Loyalist Veterans Parade during the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike.jpg

  Anti-strike banner used in loyalist veterans parade during the 1919 Winnipeg general strike

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  Winnipeg Telegram Front Cover June 9, 1919

• RNWMP action in Winnipeg during the strike

• Winnipeg general strike turns into a riot.

• Winnipeg general strike turns into a riot.

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  Partially overturned streetcar during the strike