Winnipeg General Strike (1919)

A labour dispute in Winnipeg in May 1919 escalated to a general strike involving more than 30,000 workers, including many immigrants. Winnipeg was a particularly volatile place in 1919, and the federal government adopted an aggressive stance in this case, brutally repressing the public demonstration of 21 June, which resulted in two deaths, at least 27 casualties, and 94 arrests. The Winnipeg General Strike was officially called off on 26 June, leaving behind it a legacy of local ill will, a series of trials of its leaders, and further activity by the immigration department against so-called aliens.