Seattle General Strike Of 1919
The
Seattle
General Strike
of
February 6
to
February 11
,
1919
, was the first general
strike
in a
U.S.
city
. Dissatisfied workers in several
unions
began the strike to gain higher wages after two years of wage controls due to
World War I
. Most other local unions, including members of the
American Federation of Labor
and the
Industrial Workers of the World
, joined the walkout. Although the strike lasted less than a week, many Americans were very disturbed by the prospect of labor unions shutting down cities. Paranoia that the strike had been organized by foreign
anarchists
and
communists
helped lead to the
Red Scare
of
1919
and
1920
.
External links
Seattle General Strike Project at the University of Washington
"An Account of What Happened in Seattle and Especially in the Seattle Labor Movement, During the General Strike, February 6 To 11, 1919," by the History Committee of The General Strike Committee
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