Bazsites.com Winnipeg General Strike
Directory Topics
On the Web
Wikipedia Articles
- Winnipeg General Strike - The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history. It resulted in drastic improvements in working conditions for millions of Canadians.
- Albert Goodwin - Albert "Ginger" Goodwin (born Treeton, near Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, May 10, 1887 – 27 July 1918) inspired the first General Strike in Canada on August 2, 1918 in Vancouver, British Columbia. This strike preceded the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, an important moment in Canadian labour history.
- Robert B. Russell - Robert Boyd Russell (October 31 1889, Glasgow - September 25 1964, Winnipeg) was a labour organizer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a prominent figure in the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, and was later the leader of Winnipeg's One Big Union.
- Kitty Harris - Kitty Harris was a Soviet secret agent. Born to a poor Jewish family in London that emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada, she became a dedicated socialist, active in the Industrial Workers of the World and a leader of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike.
- Section 98 - Section 98 (s. 98) of the Criminal Code of Canada was a law enacted after the Winnipeg General Strike banning "unlawful associations.