ORIGINAL ARTICLES BY EUGENE W. PLAWIUK
THE 1919 GENERAL STRIKE
Also see below under contemporary General Strikes, for articles on Alberta by Eugene Plawiuk
Other articles by Eugene Plawiuk on labour history can be found at
LE GAUCHE REVUE above and at my LABOUR HISTORY INDEX
CANADA:
WINNIPEG 1919:
Museum answers critics with
exhibit on bloody 1919 strike
The Canadian Museum of Civilization, criticized for
ignoring some of Canada's unpleasant historic events, has opened
an exhibit dealing with one of the ugliest confrontations in the
country's history.
With the help of $50,000 from the Canadian Labour Congress, the
museum launched two "social progress" exhibits yesterday -- a
recreation of Meeting Room No. 10, used by unions during the
bloody Winnipeg general strike of 1919, and a companion Web site
devoted to Canadian labour history.
Original News Reports from Winnipeg on the IWW Canada web page
LINK Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 File, too big for this page
REGINA 1919:
The RCMP and Immigrant relations 1919
UNITED STATES:
SEATTLE GENERAL STRIKE 1919:
The Seattle General Strike Projectis an on-line resource center for
information about the 1919 General Strike and related labor history of
Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. It offers original research reports,
published articles, photographs, political cartoons, document facsimiles,
and extensive bibliographic and archival guides. Among the more
interesting links are an IWW maintained map of general strikes around the
world and a guide to the music and lyrics of the rock opera "Seattle 1919"
recorded in 1985 by the FUSE. Sponsored by the University of Washington
Center for Labor Studies, the page is coordinated by Professor James
Gregory and features among other things research reports produced by
students in his History 498 senior seminar.
History of the Seattle/Tacoma General Strike, Tacoma Public Library Archives
Seattle Times Anniversary Article 1996, on the 1919 General Strike
Purchasing Power: Consumer Organizing, Gender, and the Seattle Labor Movement, 1919-1929
Seattle General Strike 1919 From Howard Zinns Peoples History
LONGSHORE/MARITIME GENERAL STRIKE 1934:
Online Exhibit from the SF Musueum A must see site
Reports from Seattle & Tacoma Newspapers
Harry Bridges
A tribute page
OAKLAND GENERAL STRIKE 1946:
Oakland Museum Exhibition 1996-1997
US STEEL STRIKES
GREAT BRITAIN:
SPAIN 1931-1939
There were several General Strikes in Spain, 1931 and 1934, leading to the Spanish Revolution, for links to articles on these see:
The Spanish Revolution and Civil War 1936-1939
PERU
Peruvian Politics and the Eight-Hour Day
Rethinking the 1919 General Strike
THE PARIS COMMUNE OF 1870-1871
The Paris Commune Archives
Northwestern University Web Site
CANADA
QUEBEC 1999
QUEBEC PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS PLAN FOR GENERAL STRIKE 1999
THE ONTARIO DAYS OF ACTIONS 1996-1998
Showdown in Ontario: Build the General Strike
by Bryan Palmer in Canadian Dimension, Volume 30, No. 3, May/June 1996
Hey Mike! How About A General Strike?
General Strike Wave Builds in Ontario
From the March 1996 Industrial Worker
New Socialist
Build the General Strike! Special Issue on the Metro Days of Action
ALBERTA 1995
Ten Days That Shook Alberta 1995
The Fight Back Against Contracting Out 1996
AROUND THE WORLD
FRANCE 1995-1996
General Strike: Will it Be as Powerful as 1995's Mass Walkout? By Elaine Ganley Associated Press Writer
The French General Strike of 1995/1996
A New Stage in the World Revolution
November-December 1995:French workers in revolt
1997 KOREAN WORKERS
GENERAL STRIKE PAGE
The General Strike By Ralph Chaplin, IWW Pamphlet Online
The General Strike
Chapter 13 of the Iron Heel by Jack London, 1908
Red Harvest
Dashiell Hammetts 1927 novel with references to the Wobblies, the general strike and corruption in a California mining town.
The Historical General Strike Page
a clickable world map with links to information on general strikes by country.
Updated OCTOBER 1999
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