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Why the Seattle General Strike of 1919 should inspire a new generation of labor activists

  • Written by Steven C. Beda, Assistant Professor of History, University of Oregon
Why the Seattle General Strike of 1919 should inspire a new generation of labor activistsSeattle shipyard workers in 1919 as they walk off the job.Museum of History & Industry, CC BY

It shut down a major U.S. city, inspired a rock opera, led to decades of labor unrest and provoked fears Russian Bolsheviks were trying to overthrow American capitalism. It was the Seattle General Strike of 1919, which began on Feb. 6 and lasted just...

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