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Date | 2-3 August, 1918 |
Location | 49°15′39″N 123°06′50″W / 49.26083°N 123.11389°W |
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The 1918 Vancouver general strike was a general strike that took place in response to the death of Albert "Ginger" Goodwin on 2 August 1918. It was the first general strike in the history of British Columbia and a pivotal event in the Canadian Labour Revolt, which would unfold over the following years.[1]