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Winnipeg Strike Sparks Westward Clash Over One Big Union
A Vancouver despatch and letters paint Winnipeg as the flashpoint in a broader battle between organized labor and Bolshevist tactics. The One Big Union faces defeat if Winnipeg’s general strike fails, with Calgary and Vancouver leaders blamed for attempting a six hour day plan to push revolution.
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Winnipeg
Vancouver
Daily Press
Midgeley
Victoria
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Regina
West
Citizen
News-Writers’ Union
Seattle
B. C
W. A. Pritchard
Port Arthur
Kavanagh
Winch
Pritchard