The Seattle General Strike: Centennial Edition

On February 6, 1919, 65,000 Seattle workers didn't clock in, and stayed out of work for six days of nonviolent demonstrations and negotiations. This book shares the history in vivid detail of how the strike came about and the mutual aid and organizing that workers used to support each other. While the strike ended without workers' demands being satisfied, it inspired other major strikes across the country that affected labor conditions for many hundreds of thousands of other workers. First published in 1964, this new edition, published for the strike's centennial, includes a new introduction and photo essay that bring this chapter of people's history to life.