Beginning of the Winnipeg General Strike as more than 30,000 workers walk off the job in the largest strike in Canadian

The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the largest strikes in Canadian history. For six weeks, May 15 to June 26, more than 30,000 strikers brought economic activity to a standstill in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which at the time was Canada's third largest city. In the short term, the strike ended in arrests and bloodshed. Over time it contributed to the development of a stronger labour movement and the tradition of social democratic politics in Canada. Winnipeg itself would see decline over the remainder of the twentieth century as both the east and west coasts had less need of its transport networks.