Britain is facing the biggest strike in 10 years. What other large-scale strikes have occurred in history?

There are countless strikes, large and small, in history. As a history lover, let's talk about those famous, large-scale and historic strikes.

Speaking of large-scale strikes in history, we have to mention Britain, as the birthplace of the industrial revolution and the birthplace of the workers' movement.

1926 British general strike

1926 On May 4th, British trade unions launched the largest general strike in history. 1926 strike is the biggest strike in British history, and it is also one of the major events in the history of modern British workers' movement.

Reason for strike: The government cancelled the post-war subsidies, which led to the reduction of miners' wages.

Number of participants: about 6 million.

Strike process:

1926 On May 4th (May 3rd), the general strike began. About 3 million people took part in the strike that day, including major industrial sectors. At the climax, the total number of strikes was close to 6 million. In addition to the coal mining industry, workers in the electrical, steel, railway, construction and printing industries all took part in the strike. All the big industrial centers are paralyzed. In this case, the government had to carry out emergency transportation services for basic materials and hired thousands of special police officers. Buses and trains are driven by volunteers. Because Baldwin's government has negotiated with trade union leaders many times, the leaders of the trade union congress have doubts about the prospect of the strike, and the funds of the trade union are increasingly tight. The national economy is in chaos. In some places, strike committees and action committees control transportation and food supply, and exercise some functions of local government organs. The British * * * production party also put forward the requirements of nationalization of mines and the establishment of workers to supervise coal mines. The general strike has become more and more politicized.

On May 6th, the Supreme Court judge declared the general strike illegal. The Baldwin government of the United States organized a large number of reservists to put into production, sabotaged the strike, and refused to have any contact with the trade union before returning to work. And use the reorganization of the coal industry as bait to trick the trade union assembly into agreeing to return to work. At this time, the right-wing trade union leaders are worried that the further development of the general strike and the intensification of the struggle will strengthen the influence of revolutionary forces.

On May 12, the General Council of the Trade Union Congress announced that it would stop the general strike. Then the right-wing leader of the trade union signed a humiliating agreement with the business owner, and the general strike failed. After that, more than 1 10,000 miners went on strike without support, and finally had to return to work on165438+1October 30th due to the exhaustion of funds.

Strike results:

1926165438+1October, the miners had to return to work because of extreme hunger and fatigue. They were forced to accept the conditions of pay reduction 10% and the abolition of the seven-hour work week proposed by the mine owner.

The struggle of the British working class was widely supported by the proletariat in China, the Soviet Union, Germany, France and the United States. 200,000 workers from China and Shanghai donated money. 1926 the general strike dealt a heavy blow to the British bourgeoisie and showed the strength and fighting spirit of the British working class. 1926 the general strike won the respect and support of the international proletariat. It was a great shock to British society, and all industries were affected.

However, the failure of the general strike has brought serious consequences to the British working class: 1927, Parliament passed the Law on Labor Disputes and Trade Unions, which declared the general strike and all sympathy strikes illegal, prohibited the organization of mass pickets, and restricted the right of trade unions to raise funds for political purposes. The working people call it the "scab charter". With the cooperation of the right-wing trade union leaders, the British bourgeoisie began to vigorously promote the "industrial rationalization" movement and strengthened the suppression and exploitation of workers.

In addition to Britain, there are many strikes in other countries in the world, and the strike struggles with great influence are:

June French workers' uprising:1On June 22nd, 848, it broke out because the bourgeoisie stole the revolutionary achievements and established the Second Republic of France.

American railway workers went on strike: 1877, which broke out because of employers' intention to reduce wages.

Chicago workers went on strike: 1 886 May1day, workers fought for an 8-hour working day, which is the origin of May 1 International Labor Day.

Bread and roses strike: About 19 12, the struggle of American textile women workers broke out because capitalists tried to speed up production and cut workers' wages.

Ruhr miners' strike in Germany: The three biggest strikes of Ruhr coal miners occurred in 1889, 1905 and 19 12 respectively.

May 4 1889, because workers work too long and their real income is decreasing, it broke out.

1905 1.7, which broke out because bruch Strasser mining company extended working hours to close the mine.

March 19 12 broke out due to the decrease of wages, the increase of prices, the extension of working hours and the deterioration of working conditions.

Speaking of foreign countries, let's talk about domestic ones first.

Strike

1965438+June 3, 2009 (Lunar calendar1965438+May 6, 2009), the working class in China staged a large-scale political strike for the first time.

Reason for strike: Support the May 4th student movement. 1965438+On June 3, 2009, Beijing students took to the streets to give a speech to protest against the Beijing government's capitulation and traitorous behavior and suppression of the patriotic movement. The warlord government sent a large number of military police to suppress and arrested more than 70 students/kloc-0.

Number of participants: about 2 million.

Strike process:

1965438+On June 3rd, 2009, the working class in China went on a large-scale political strike for the first time. Starting from Shanghai, about 70,000 workers from more than 50 enterprises including textile, machinery, railways, automobiles, ships and iron works went on strike. Among them, the strike of railway workers in Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou has a great influence throughout the country.

Workers in Jinan, Tianjin, Nanjing, Changsha, Hankou and Hangzhou also went on strike. Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, Hubei and other provinces sent representatives to Beijing to petition for the abolition of Article 21 and all secret agreements with Japan. The national anti-imperialist wave has seriously threatened the rule of the warlord government.

Strike results:

On 6th and 7th, the warlord government released all the arrested students. At 438+00 on June 5, an order was issued to remove Cao Rulin, Lu and Liu. On 28th, the representative of China who attended the Paris Peace Conference refused to sign the peace treaty.

At this point, the May 4th Movement developed into a national revolutionary movement with the working class as the main force, including the urban petty bourgeoisie and the national bourgeoisie. The sports center moved from Beijing to Shanghai.

The "June 3rd" strike showed the new fighting posture of the working class in China after they entered the political arena, and their vanguard role and leading force in the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle.

In addition, there are many vigorous strikes in China:

Anyuan road mine workers went on strike: it happened in September, 1922. The miners on Anyuan Road went on strike, demanding that the authorities recognize the rights of workers' representatives in the club and increase their wages. The famous strike slogan is "used to be cattle and horses, but now you have to be a man."

Workers on the Longhai Railway went on strike:1921165438+1October 20th, maintenance workers on the Longhai Railway went on strike, opposing layoffs, pay cuts and mistreatment of workers.

Hong Kong seamen's general strike: China seamen are directly oppressed by British imperialism, and their lives are very difficult. June1922 65438+1October 12 After Hong Kong seamen demanded a pay increase, they started a general strike after being rejected by British capitalists.

Strike of Japanese cotton mill workers in Shanghai:1February 9, 925, protesting that the factory dismissed more than 40 workers for no reason, arrested 4 workers' representatives, and held a general strike that shocked the Far East under the leadership of party member Deng Zhongxia and Liu Hua.