The 1920 Romanian general strike was a major nationwide
strike in the
Kingdom of Romania, lasting between October 20 and 28 and involved the participation of most of the over 400,000 industrial workers from across the country.
["October General Strike of 1920"](_blank)
in '' The Great Soviet Encyclopedia'', 3rd Edition (1970-1979) The demands of the workers included the recognition of the
workers' factory committees,
demilitarization of the industrial enterprises, abolition of the
state of siege, elimination of censorship and the adoption of a new legislation regarding labour disputes.
The strike was violently repressed by the government using the
Romanian Army and the leaders of the workers were sentenced to prison.
References
Protests in Romania
Romanian general strike, 1950
Labor disputes in Romania
General strikes in Europe
Socialism in Romania
1920 labor disputes and strikes
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