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14 matches to Homestead Strike
Homestead Strike. 1892. Carnegie Steel hires breakers. Gun battle ensues.
Homestead Acts. 1862 US grants 160 acres free to 5yr settlers. 1885 NZ, 1893 W. Australia grant free land to immigrants. Canada 160 acres for $10..
Preemption Act. 1841-91. US law allowed squatters on government land to buy 160 acres. Homestead.
Baldwin, Stanley. 1867-1947. British Conservative Prime Minister. 1923~37. General Strike. Opposed rearmament. “Safety First”.
Cat and Mouse Act. Prisoners Temporary Discharge for Health Act. 1913. Released British suffragettes on hunger strikes.
Debs, Eugene. 1855-1926. US socialist leader. Led Pullman Strike 1894.
General Strike. UK 1926, TUC supports miners for 9 days. Belgium 1893, 1902, for male suffrage. Sweden 1909, vs wage freeze for 1 month.
London Dock Strike. 1889.
May Demonstrations. 1968 Paris student uprising for more money to education, less to defence. General Strike brought 33% increase in minimum wage.
Poznán Riots. 1956. Polish workers strike for bread and freedom. 53 killed by Russian troops. Led to new regime, Hungarian Uprising.
Pullman Strike. 1894. Chicago. Broken by troops, injunction. National boycott call. Debs.
Sorel, George. 1847-1922. French advocate of revolutionary syndicalism. Reflection on Violence 1908 justified violence and general strikes. Influenced Mussolini.
Syndicalism. 1900-39. Union movement vs capitalistic order by direct action, general strikes. Sorel. IWW.
Taft-Hartley Act. 1947. US act regulating unions, strikes.