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General strike
A general strike refers to a strike action
indirect action. Additionally, general strikes might exclude care
Historically, the term general strike has referred primarily to
which is a multi-sector strike that is organised by
trade unions who strike together in order to force
strengthening the collective efficacy of strikes as a bargaining tool
2 Debates on general strikes
2.2 Syndicalism and general strikes
3 Notable general strikes
The general strike action only became a feature
strike for the purpose of political
an extended period of general strike by
strike (the 1842 general strike). After the second Chartist Petition
April 1842 and rejected, the strike
of the mutinous masses, the strike was politically
strike at its peak—over 500
general strike. In his classic history Black
the movement became a general strike against the
general strike of black and white went
The next large-scale general strike took place over half a
strikes throughout the 19th century that
general strikes'. In the United States, the
Strike lasted for three weeks, after
general strikes include a one-week general
strike of workers in the
Central Pacific Railroad, a general strike that was not widely reported
disruptive 1877 Saint Louis general strike
events of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877
the 1892 New Orleans general strike. The
saw a cascade of general strikes around the world as a
The 1905 general strike in Tampere, Grand Duchy of
characterised by large scale general strikes
strike started in the coal industry
sectors, although the strike was successfully suppressed by the
A General Strike or Solidarity Strike was when various trade unions
would go on strike sympathetically to help another trade
strikes were a sort of "nuclear
and go on a prolonged strike together
four levels of general strike. rising from a community, to
to a nationwide strike, and finally a revolutionary or
strike.^[13
four levels of the general strike
The name "General Strike"] is often used to designate
the strike of
trade; for instance the general strike of the
it is used as: General Strike of a city, i.e
General Strike in
Florence", or a General Strike in a whole country or
General Strike, however, [is] the one pointing
Stephen Naft, The Social General Strike
this goal of the general strike to proletarians
premise of The Social General Strike is that no matter how
and call). Therefore, a general strike
The Social General Strike noted the complexity of modern
of hunger during a general strike, and recommends where
immense advantage of the general strike is that it begins
saw a number of general strikes throughout the United
Seattle General Strike, and the Winnipeg General Strike
participated in the Seattle General Strike, that action was called by
strike. The official report of these
proposal for a nationwide general strike, both "by a vote of
labour councils) from "taking a strike
general strike sentiment and prevent recurrences of
unauthorised strike vote was revocation of that
general strike changed from a tool of
labor strike solidarity into a
Strike. It outlawed actions taken by
actions and the general strike itself illegal.^[21] Before 1947
Hartley Act the term general strike meant when
unions would officially go on strike in solidarity with other
one union to go on strike
strike changed in modern times to
not an official or prolonged strike
US and Europe the general strike has become a tool
the general strike as a mechanism to prevent
general strike as a tactic;^[23] however
embraced the general strike tended to see it as
identified five types of general strikes
the political mass strike, a general strike for political
the general strike as a revolutionary act that
the general strike as a "revolutionary exercise" which
a one-day demonstration general strike on May Day (International
general strike for political rights within the
strike as a revolutionary mechanism to
the fact that the general strike was "one
general strike in actual use
In Belgium a general strike movement, broken off in one
suffrage; in Holland a general strike collapsed with disastrous
consequences; in Sweden, a general strike was conducted and
results. In Italy, general strikes had been both socially effective
suitability of the general strike as a decisively revolutionary
general strike in 1910–1911.^[28] The
strike, according to Industrial Workers of
believed a general strike was justified
capitalists do? They go on strike
general strike, and the general strike made possible industrial
to Wobbly theory, the conventional strike is
conditions for working people. These strikes are also good
to execute an eventual general strike for
general strike, workers would not walk out
demonstration general strike—to protest the execution of
directly to the Colorado coal strike of
endorsement of a general strike as a follow-up to
Wisconsin endorsing a statewide general strike as a response
The SCFL endorses a general strike, possibly for the day
strike because it does not have
See also: List of strikes § Chronological list of general strikes
1926 United Kingdom general strike
Spanish general strike of 1988
General strike in Catalonia, 21 February 2019
November 2020, a nationwide general strike of 250 million people
The largest general strike that ever stopped the economy
and the first general wildcat strike in history—was
in France.^[39] The prolonged strike involved eleven million
general strikes include
In Portugal, a general strike was called in 2011 by
In Honduras, a general strike was called in 2011 by
the streets in a general strike
in 2011 mounted a general strike
Japan, banned a planned general strike of
weapon" as a general strike should not be used in
Tunisian workers initiated a general strike that
2021: Myanmar Myanmar general strike, in response to the 2021
2020: India Indian general strike of 2020^[38
strike
5 August Hong Kong general strike during the
18 October 2019 Catalan general strike
Two-day national Sudanese general strike during the
2019: India Indian general strike^[46
2018: Iran Iranian general strike
8 November Catalan independentists general strike
3 October Catalan independentists general strike
2016: India Indian general strike
2012: Europe European general strike
2009: France French Caribbean general strikes
2007: Guinea Guinea general strike
2006: Nepal April Nepalese general strike
2002: Venezuela Venezuelan general strike of 2002–2003
2000: Bolivia Cochabamba general strike, Bolivia
1995: France French public sector strikes
1992: Nepal Nepalese General Strike
1989: Czechoslovakia Two-hour general strike of all citizens of
1988: Spain Spanish General Strike
1984: Uruguay Uruguayan General Strike
1978–1979: Iran Strikes during Iranian Revolution
1976: Canada October 14 General Strike^[48]^[49
1975: Iceland Icelandic women's strike
United Kingdom Ulster Workers Council Strike, Northern
1973: Uruguay Uruguayan General Strike
1972: Canada Quebec general strike^[50
1968: France French General Strike
Belgium 1960-1961 Winter General Strike in Belgium
1956: Finland Finnish general strike
1954: Honduras Honduras general strike
1950: Belgium General strike against Leopold III of Belgium
1950: Austria Austrian general strikes
1946: United States Oakland general strike, Oakland, California
1946: India Indian general strike
1942: Luxembourg Luxembourgish general strike
1941: Netherlands February strike, Netherlands
1936: Syria Syrian general strike
1938: France French general strike
1936: Spain Spanish general strike
1936: France French general strike
1936: Mandatory Palestine Palestinian general strike
United States Toledo Auto-Lite Strike, US
1934: United States Minneapolis general strike, US
United States West Coast waterfront strike, US
1934: Portugal Portuguese general strike of 1934
1932: Switzerland Geneva general strike, Switzerland
1933: France French general strike
United Kingdom United Kingdom general strike
Weimar Republic German passive resistance strikes at the
of Italy 1922 Italian general strike
Kingdom of Romania Romanian general strike
1920: Weimar Republic General strike in Germany to stop Kapp
1919: Switzerland General Strike in Basel and Zurich 1919
1919: United States Seattle General Strike, Seattle, Washington
1919: Canada Winnipeg General Strike, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1919: Spain Barcelona General Strike, Spain
1918: Switzerland Swiss general strike
Strike against Conscription
1917: Spain Spanish General Strike
1917: Brazil Brazilian general strike
1917: Australia Australian general strike
1912: Switzerland Zurich general strike, Switzerland
1912: Australia Brisbane General Strike, Australia
1909: Sweden Swedish general strike of 1909
1909: Spain A general strike coupled with a major uprising
States New Orleans Levee General Strike, United
1907: Switzerland Geneva general strike, Switzerland
Russian Empire The Great October Strike, Russia; see 1905
1902: Switzerland Geneva general strike, Switzerland
1893: Belgium Belgian general strike, Belgium
United States New Orleans General Strike, New Orleans
1877: United States Great Railroad Strike of 1877
strike in the Confederate States of
1842: United Kingdom General strike, Great Britain
1835: United States Philadelphia General Strike, Pennsylvania
Earth Strike
List of strikes
strike", yet unlike the latter term
within a wage-system. General strikes in the
Strike Archived 13 January 2020 at
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we mean by a General Strike?". Counterfire. Archived
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b Bill Haywood, The General Strike (Chicago, n.d.), pamphlet
J. McClurg, The Colorado Coal Strike of 1927—Tactical
J. McClurg, The Colorado Coal Strike of 1927: Tactical
participated in general strike; some states saw complete shutdown
Freddy (1 April 2011). "Teachers strike fuels unrest in
45. ^ "Tunisian general strike to cancel international flights, and
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Strike". Frank & Ella Hatheway Labour Exhibit
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2015). "When Slaves Go on Strike
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