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Winnipeg General Strike

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The Winnipeg General Strike began on 15 May 1919 and lasted until 21 June 1919 when it was broken up on "Bloody Saturday" by the Royal North-West Mounted Police (the precursor to the modern RCMP) to prevent the strike from spreading to further cities across Canada.[1][2] It was the largest labour action in Canadian history.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Winnipeg General Strike of 1919" (2023-11-28). The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. "1919: The Winnipeg general strike". Canadian Labour Congress.