It affected Winnipeg because so many people wouldn’t go to work and they were getting only 25 cents an hour. They had work 4 hours to buy one loaf of bread.

Do you know where the Winnipeg general strike happened?

WINNIPEG That is why its called the Winnipeg

general strike. It started at the corner of Portage and

Main with just a few unions involved. Then it quickly spread throughout the entire city.

The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was the largest strike On May 1, 1919, workers in the building and metal trade unions went on strike after employers refused to negotiate with or formally recognize their Trades Council. Take place in Canada to date. On May 1, 1919, workers in the building and metal trade unions went on strike after employers refused to negotiate with or formally recognize their Trades Council. A few days later the entire police force was fired

The Strike was one of the biggest strikes ever taking place in Canada.

This strike affected the Winnipeg city for several

days effectively paralyzing the city. Many of the events that took place during this

time had nationwide repercussions. Four six weeks in the summer of 1919 are city of

Winnipeg Manitoba was crippled by a massive and dramatic general strike.

The General strike started at March 1919. The eight strike leader got arrested on June 17

At 11:00 a.m. on Thursday May 15 1919, the entire working populating was on strike.

On May 13 the city council gathered again to review the proposed agreement issued by the strikers.

On may 24 an estimated total of 6,800 strikers from thirteen traders had joined the strike.

At 11:00 a.m. on June 26, 1919,the Central Strike Committee officially called off the strike and strikers returned to work.

May 30 the police were asked to sign a contract to prevent them from joining unions.

They refused but declared that they would continue to maintain law and order.

A few days later the entire police force was fired.

The employees that were in the strike were the ones that were treated unfairly.

Who was against it

The people who were against the strike were the business owners.

Bloody Saturday was the day that the RCMP intervened and attacked all strike supporters

2 strikers were killed also 30 were wounded and a ton were arrested.

SummarySummary

This strike affected Winnipeg for several days

It shut down the entire city during the summer of 1919

Nothing was happening, no businesses were open because all the employees were on strike

This was the largest strike in the history of Canada

The only time that someone got killed in the Winnipeg general strike was on bloody Saturday 2 people got killed by the RCMP for being strike supporters.

The general strike ended on June 26 at 11 o’clock.

At 11:00 a.m. on June 26, 1919,the Central Strike Committee officially the strike and strikers returned to work.

The strike was worth it because it disrupted business so much that the managers gave in after the strike and the employees finally got what they wanted the whole time . To be treated fairly and get a raise.

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