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* 2007: Guinean General Strike | * 2007: Guinean General Strike | ||
* 2008: Egyptian General Strike | * 2008: Egyptian General Strike | ||
* 2009: Guadeloupe General Strike | * 2009: [[Guadeloupe Uprising|Guadeloupe General Strike]] | ||
* 2011: Oakland General Strike | * 2011: Oakland General Strike | ||
* 2016: Indian General Strike | * 2016: Indian General Strike | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 29 November 2019
General strikes (or mass strikes) are strikes which a substantial proportion of the working class in a city, region, or country participates. General strikes are characterised by the participation of workers in a multitude of workplaces, and tend to involve entire communities.
List of General Strikes
- 1835: Philadelphia General Strike
- 1877: St. Louis General Strike
- 1877: Scranton General Strike
- 1892: New Orleans' General Strike
- 1893: Belgian General Strike
- 1909: Swedish General Strike
- 1910: Philadelphia General Strike
- 1912: Brisbane General Strike
- 1917: Brazilian General Strike
- 1919: Seattle General Strike
- 1918: Vancouver General Strike
- 1919: Winnipeg General Strike
- 1926: British General Strike
- 1933: French General Strike
- 1934: San Franciscan General Strike
- 1936: Palestinian General Strike
- 1942: Luxembourgish General Strike
- 1946: Oakland General Strike
- 1950: Belgian General Strike
- 1956: Finnish General Strike
- 1960: Belgian General Strike
- 1968: French General Strike
- 1973: Uruguayan General Strike
- 1988: Spanish General Strike
- 1992: Nepalese General Strike
- 1998: Puerto Rican General Strike
- 2007: Guinean General Strike
- 2008: Egyptian General Strike
- 2009: Guadeloupe General Strike
- 2011: Oakland General Strike
- 2016: Indian General Strike
- 2017: Brazilian General Strike
- 2017: Catalan General Strike