The Austrian General Strikes of 1950 were organised by the Communist Party of Austria with half-hearted support of the Soviet occupation authorities....

negotiations, and gave the communists the opportunity to organize the 1950 Austrian general strikes which became the gravest threat since the 1947 food riots. The...

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The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most famous and influential strikes in Canadian history. For six weeks, May 15 to June 26, more than...

the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Austrian communist workers general strike for better wages, 1950". Global Nonviolent Action Database. 4 April...

were Austrian Communists, especially after the 1950 Austrian general strikes, when communists were fired en masse from non-USIA businesses. The strikes of...

a conservative union averse to strikes. While the union's members were often called on to support other unions' strikes, since their role in transport...

1961. He next served as the Austrian Interior Minister from 1963 until 1964. Olah opposed the 1950 Austrian general strikes by means of force. Olah resigned...

the strike's "massive" failure led the AFL to reject general strikes absolutely thereafter and remain intensely hostile even to limited strikes. More...

would also begin general strikes picked up currency. The calling of a general strike had an unexpected result: it gave the General Strike Committee, whose...

during, and after the Seattle General Strike. Seattle General Strike Project at the University of Washington Seattle Strikes Exhibit at the University of...

portal 1835 Philadelphia General Strike Seattle General Strike List of US strikes by size Kornacki, Julianne (2015). "General Strike of 1910". Encyclopedia...

as far south as the Carolinas, and a wave of successful strikes followed in its wake. Strikes for the ten-hour day hit towns such as New Brunswick and...

general strike proportions. Numerous other strikes took place in the city that year, and the general strike was as much a show of labour strength as it...

Louis general strike was one of the first general strikes in the United States. It grew out of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The strike was largely...

picket captain during the strikes at the department stores and played a role in the general strike that was to follow. This strike was a powerful landmark...

announced his withdrawal from Austrian politics, the German-Austrian National Council proclaimed the Republic of German Austria. Károlyi followed suit on...

19th and early 20th centuries. Strikes are sometimes used to pressure governments to change policies. Occasionally, strikes destabilize the rule of a particular...

Bundesgendarmerie) was an Austrian federal police agency. It was responsible for approximately two thirds of the population on approximately 98% of Austrian national territory...

Leopold's return to Belgium in July 1950 was greeted with widespread protests in Wallonia and a general strike. The unrest culminated in the killing...

fighters take over the capital Kabul. 2001 – A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan plateau. It has the longest known surface...

The Austrian Students' Union by statutory body (German: Österreichische Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaft, ÖH) is the general students' representative...

archivist (d. 1950) November 29 Lev Galler, Soviet admiral (d. 1950) Max Horton, British admiral (d. 1951) December 3 – Anton Webern, Austrian composer (d...

(31 May 2017). "Deadly Bombing in Kabul Is One of the Afghan War's Worst Strikes". New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple...

This list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in...

1950 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1950. 1950 (MCML) was...

Scranton general strike was a widespread work stoppage in 1877 by workers in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which took place as part of the Great Railroad Strike, and...

Devil Strikes at Night (German: Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam) (1957) – West German crime drama film based on the true story of Bruno Lüdke Fear Strikes Out...

February 11, 2024. Corliss, Richard (May 8, 2000). "Cinema: The Empire Strikes Back". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved February 24, 2024. Bricker, Tierney...

1994) 1903 – Jack Oakie, American actor (d. 1978) 1904 – Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (d. 1981) 1905 – Louise Thaden, American...