Romanian General Strike (1920) On this day in 1920, a general strike involving ~400,000 workers began in Romania in response to a call by the General Confederation of Labor
Romanian General Strike (1920)
Wed Oct 20, 1920
On this day in 1920, a general strike took place in Romania in response to a call by the General Confederation of Labor. The strike was caused by the Romanian government's refusal to satisfy workers' demands as formulated by the General Council of the Socialist Party of Romania (SPR).
These demands included observance of democratic freedoms, recognition of workers' factory committees, the abolition of the state of siege then existing in Romania, and the elimination of censorship.
Despite reprisals by the authorities and the capitulation of right-wing leaders of both the SPR and the General Confederation of Labor, who declared the strike over on October 26th, the strike grew to large proportions, with about 400,000 workers taking part in the protest. The strike was put down by force on October 28th.
- Date: 1920-10-20
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- Tags: #Labor, #GeneralStrikes.
- Source: www.apeoplescalendar.org
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