Today is the day; today in Winnipeg General Strike history, May 15, 1919 - the Winnipeg General Strike begins. The first to walk out are the telephone operators. By 11 am 30,000+ workers, both union and non-union, are on strike.
If you would like to read articles, published today, about the General Strike, please click the links below:
CBC: Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, from unrest to Bloody Saturday fallout
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/1919-winnipeg-general-strike-timeline-1.5130321?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&fbclid=IwAR3vE7SFGi2ZvnT4vHnUNMgb-hJWKY0HBT9VVPj2L38yhtBgUVsdD5nt9uU
CBC News Interactive: Winnipeg strikes - Workers' demands for rights and a living wage shook the nation over 42 days in 1919
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/winnipeg-strikes-1919?fbclid=IwAR0SiZAxI_8qTyHqYsZxyGzabb2ExlX0L6vfdL8zZV2Ulzq6v-UVZdIYId8
Winnipeg Free Press: History holds lessons for working class
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/history-holds-lessons-for-working-class-509944202.html?fbclid=IwAR1WzXyw1k-MS3pBicihSREFQcZFZiCmvA_wQY0opZWtBwbVh2le-wyNmHA
CTV News: Winnipeg General Strike 100 years ago led to bloodshed, political change
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/winnipeg-general-strike-100-years-ago-led-to-bloodshed-political-change-1.4422822?fbclid=IwAR0XFv2jjDEOqN3_gSjVPW4f_AoyUectChTz1YCkTgbNQ492Elx-zA7UP78
Winnipeg Sun: Genesis of the 1919 Winnipeg Strike
https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/lewycky-genesis-of-the-1919-winnipeg-strike?fbclid=IwAR3-xKdvpExUE9KJQFr4ahqbt4UXvUBYzpLOyM5TaaQFAAYL3jRLRGN5YVw
