Winnipeg South Centre, mb

Winnipeg was the site of the 1919 general strike which was the result of post-war working conditions, inflation, and high unemployment rates among returning soldiers. In the city of Winnipeg, the municipal government and local builders’ union could not come to terms on wages and working conditions after several months of negotiation. The union members went on strike and it soon expanded to other groups of trade unions. On May 15, 1919, close to 30,000 workers across the city went on strike at the same time, and held for several weeks until June 25, 1919 when the strike was officially called off.