Seattle General Strike

When

6 Feb 1919 – 11 Feb 1919

Kind

Strike

Coordinates

47.60° N, 122.33° W

Description

five-day strike for higher wages by more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle in February 1919. Most local unions joined, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

Participants

65000

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1919 workers' strike in Seattle, Washington

The Seattle General Strike was a five-day general work stoppage by 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, from February 6 to 11, 1919. The goal was to support shipyard workers in several unions who were locked out of their jobs when they tried to strike for higher wages.

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