The rash of strikes during 1919 were mainly due to the aftermath of World War I, and problems with labor and union power struggles. The Great Steel Strike was the most widely-spread strike. Other strikes in 1919 were the Seattle General Strike, Barcelona Revolutionary Strike, Dutch Steel Workers Strike, and the General Steel Strike in France.
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In 1919, the mass strike of Amalgamated Steelworkers and other unions followed World War I and the rise of Communism in the Soviet Union. In this environment, the labor disputes were often blamed on foreign radicals and/or communists.
British soldiers were attacked by protesters at a shrine; the British soldiers ordered the group to disperse, were attacked, and responded by opening fire. Several were courtmartialed.
The governmet had the authority to end labor strikes
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The government usually sided with business owners