Bloody saturday, also known as Winnipeg general strike took place May 1, 1920. Although it failed, it was one of the most famous and influential strikes in Canadian history. The strike started after world war 1. The war had made Winnipeg companies very rich, but there pay towards their workers was still low. Labour leaders complained that many Winnipeg companies had enjoyed great profit on world war 1 contracts, yet wages were not high enough, and working conditions were terrible and men had no voice in the workplace. The day of the violence started May 1, 1920. The nonstop fight for higher wages ended 6 weeks later on June 26, 1920. The strike was unsuccessful but it was by far the most influential strike in Canadian history. Out of the 30,000
