Prairie Fire: The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919
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Prairie Fire: The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919

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On May 15, 1919, the largest labour uprising in Canadian history saw 25,000 people, virtually every working man and woman in Canada's third largest city, walk off their jobs. Winnipeg was paralyzed. The country was in shock and in fear.
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  1. S1 F1Strike: Prairie Fire I (eps 1-2)

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    9. Juni 1999
    1 Std. 8 Min.
    AB 13
    Directed by Audrey Mehler, Prairie Fire: The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 (1999), is an historical documentary combining eyewitness accounts and archival images to tell the story of the largest labour uprising in Canadian history. The Winnipeg General Strike started on May 15, 1919 when 25,000 people walked off of the job, and lasted until June 26.
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