General Strike

• After contract talks break down, Westmount blue collars launch general strike

  Westmount's blue-collar workers union launched a general, unlimited strike Thursday morning, after saying contract negotiations broke down with the city on the island of Montreal.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2023
  
• Manitoba Hydro strike averted as union considers ‘final offer’

  Michael Espenell, IBEW 2034 business manager, confirmed to 680 CJOB early Thursday morning Hydro has sent another offer and the union is reviewing it.

  Consumer

  Mar 18, 2021
  
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• Manitoba Hydro workers’ union declares general strike

  The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2034 says it has declared a general strike for all its Manitoba Hydro workers effective midnight Thursday.

  Consumer

  Mar 17, 2021
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• Streetcar sculpture marks 100 years of Bloody Saturday on Main Street

  It's one of the most significant moments of the Winnipeg General Strike and now it's memorialized 100 years later.

  Politics

  Jun 11, 2019
• Exchange District Biz offering tours of key spots in Winnipeg General Strike to mark 100th anniversary

  It's been a century, but you can still visit some of the key sites of the Winnipeg General Strike.

  Politics

  Jun 4, 2019
• General strike against Ford government held in downtown Hamilton

  More than 100 people gathered for a general strike against the Ford government in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon.

  News

  May 1, 2019
• Londoners to protest budget cuts in general strike against Doug Ford government

  Protesters will gather at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the northwest corner of Victoria Park.

  Politics

  May 1, 2019
• Big screen adaptation a dream for Strike! musical creator

  Danny Schur – best known for the hit 2005 musical Strike! – will be seeing his work on the big screen, in the feature film adaptation of the play.

  Entertainment

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Quebec construction strike: unions reject ACQ offer despite threat of back-to-work legislation

  Striking construction workers have until four p.m. Sunday to accept a last-minute deal by the Quebec construction association.

  Canada

  May 28, 2017
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• Greek ruling party calls on workers to strike against its own cuts

  Greece is bracing for the first general strike since the left-wing government first came to power in January, with workers across the country to walk off the job to protest against yet more spending cuts and tax hikes.

  Money

  Nov 11, 2015