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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.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Winnipeg General Strike of 1919|date=2023-11-28|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winnipeg-general-strike}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Canadian Labour Congress|title=1919: The Winnipeg general strike|url=https://canadianlabour.ca/who-we-are/history/1919-the-winnipeg-general-strike/}}</ref> It was the largest labour action in Canadian history.<ref name=":0" /> | 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.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Winnipeg General Strike of 1919|date=2023-11-28|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winnipeg-general-strike}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Canadian Labour Congress|title=1919: The Winnipeg general strike|url=https://canadianlabour.ca/who-we-are/history/1919-the-winnipeg-general-strike/}}</ref> It was the largest labour action in Canadian history.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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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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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Winnipeg General Strike of 1919" (2023-11-28). The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "1919: The Winnipeg general strike". Canadian Labour Congress.