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1924 General Strike
	; Svozgardan Soldiers at a picket in Stenzgord. (24 July 1924)
Date	3 July - 1 August, 1924
Location	Kyotakavia, mostly: ; Nodstok State, Kyotakos State, Jepultipac State
Result	Government Victory ; 57 mines closed ; ; Strike ended ; ; Large public support for Trade Union strike action ; ; Total collapse of “Coal Belt” support for the Populist Party ; ;
Belligerents
KUWC; KUSSC;	Kyotakavian Government
Commanders and leaders
KUWC ; Tessa Vadric ; ; KUSSC ; Johaan Calstaunas ; ; Georgikov Alexi †;	Kyotakavian Government ; Stefan Kobovic ; ; Aslan Sobivan ; ; Svozgardan Armed Forces ; Col. Emirus Talian;
Strength
~4,100,000 striking workers	35,000 Police officers ; 7,500 PISF officers
Casualties and losses
251 killed ; ; 1,354 injured ; ; 15,701 arrested ; - 308 charged;	39 killed ; ; 238 injured;

Latest revision as of 15:49, 5 March 2024

The 1924 general strike in Kyotakavia was a general strike that lasted for 29 days from 3 July to 1 August 1924. It was called by the President of the Kyotakavian Union and Workers Council (KUWC) in response to the Populist-Traditionalist government of Stefan Kobovic who had announced a series of cuts to the then nationalised coal industry. These cuts were primarily a response to increased tithes to Svozgarda and came in the form of cuts to wages, sub-inflation pay rises, a removal of benefits including healthcare and an announcement of job cuts by closing at least 68 mines in the "Coal Belt".

A strike was proposed at the onset of the plans announcement in June, with the KUWC intending to force the government to withdraw their proposals. The strike was eventually called, with an estimated 4.1 million workers from across the Kyotakavian economy walking out beginning on 3 July, representing a total of close to 17% the national workforce. By 8 July the economy was completely crippled, and vast swathes of industry had ground to halt. By 13 July the Populist-led government, finding itself unable to draw on enough police resources and struggling to find officers who were not at least in part sympathetic with the workers, issued a request to Svozgarda to deploy the PISF in order to force workers back, specifically taking aim at the most northern states. The request caused political and popular uproar, and was seen as a betrayal. Two Nodstok Populist Representatives stood down from their seats, and at least three junior ministers resigned in response.

Publically, the request and the subsequent arrival of PISF officers in mining towns in Nodstok nearly resulted in a rebellion, and after several tense stand offs incidents of shooting occured as the PISF opened fire at picketers in Stenzgord, Albaniv and other mining communities in western Nodstok and north-eastern Jepultipac, killing 234 (Including KUSSC Representative for Albaniv, Georgikov Alexi and wounding nearly 1,000.

By 24 July, most workers had been forced back in Nodstok and Jepultipac and on the 1 August, the strike was officially ended, however political and public fall-out from the strike, and specifically the shootings, sent shockwaves through Kyotakavian politics. The Populists' lost the Mustekic by-election and only narrowly retained their seat in Tzemiov, a sign of outrage in the communities which had otherwise reliably supported them, foreshadowing the loss of every "Coal Belt" seat in the 1925 Kyotakavian general election

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 | caption     = Svozgardan Soldiers at a picket in Stenzgord. (24 July 1924)
-| date        = 3 July - 7 August, 1924
+| date        = 3 July - 1 August, 1924
-| place       = [[Nodstok State, Kyotakavia|Nodstok State]], [[Protectorate of Kyotakavia|Kyotakavia]]
+| place       = [[Protectorate of Kyotakavia|Kyotakavia]], mostly: <br>
+[[Nodstok State, Kyotakavia|Nodstok State]], [[Kyotakos State, Kyotakavia|Kyotakos State]], [[Jepultipac State, Kyotakavia|Jepultipac State]]
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-| result      = '''Government Tactical Victory''' <br>
+| goals       = * Passage of the [[1924 Hostile Strikes Bill (Kyotakavia)|Hostile Strikes Bill]] <br>
+* Closure of up to 68 mines in Nodstok
+| result      = '''Government Victory''' <br>
 * 57 mines closed <br>
-* Strike broken up <br>
+* Strike ended <br>
-'''Trade Union Political Victory''' <br>
 * Large public support for Trade Union strike action <br>
 * Total collapse of “Coal Belt” support for the [[People’s Populist Party|Populist Party]] <br>
-* Majority of arrested strikers released without charge
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 | combatant1  = {{flagicon image|KUWC.png|border=yes}} [[Kyotakavian Union and Workers Council|KUWC]]<br> {{flagicon image|KUSSC (Kyotakavia) Logo.png|border=yes}} [[Kyotakavian United Syndicalist and Socialist Coalition (Kyotakavia)|KUSSC]]<br>
-| combatant2  = {{flagicon image|Kyotakavian Flag.png|border=yes}} [[Protectorate of Kyotakavia|Kyotakavian Government]]
+| combatant2  = {{flagicon image|Kyotakavian Protectorate Flag.png|border=yes}} [[Protectorate of Kyotakavia|Kyotakavian Government]]
 | combatant3  =
 | commander1  = '''KUWC''' <br>
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 | units3      =
 | strength1   = ~4,100,000 striking workers
-| strength2   = 94,300 Police Officers <br> 50,000 Svozgardan Soldiers
+| strength2   = 35,000 Police officers <br> 7,500 [[Protectorate Internal Security Force (Svozgardan Police Force)|PISF]] officers
 | strength3   =
-| casualties1 = * 251 Killed <br>
+| casualties1 = * 251 killed <br>
-* 954 Injured <br>
+* 1,354 injured <br>
-* 15,701 Arrested <br> - 308 Charged
+* 15,701 arrested <br> - 308 charged
-| casualties2 = * 49 Killed <br>
+| casualties2 = * 39 killed <br>
-* 238 Injured
+* 238 injured
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-The '''1924 general strike in Kyotakavia''' was a general strike that lasted for 35 days from 3 July to 7 August 1924. It was called by the [[Kyotakavian Union and Workers Council|President of the Kyotakavian Union and Workers Council]] (KUWC) in response to the Populist-Traditionalist government of Stefan Kobovic who had pursued a policy of austerity in the wake of increase tithes to [[Kingdom of Svozgarda|Svozgarda]] as well as cuts to public services, a cost of living crisis that especially affected the northern border-states, wage cuts and finally the announcement of the closure of up to 60 mines in the [[Coal Belt (Kyotakavia|"Coal Belt"]]. The strike was intended to force the government to stop the closure of mines and prevent wage cuts and an estimated 4.1 million workers from across the Kyotakavian economy walked out beginning the 3 July, representing 17% of the total workforce. By 17 July the economy was completely crippled, and the Populist-led government issued a request to Svozgarda to send troops in to force workers back. The move was deeply unpopular, and nearly resulted in a rebellion when soldiers opened fire at picketers in [[Stenzgord, Nodstok State|Stenzgord]], [[Albaniv, Nodstok State|Albaniv]] and up to four other mining communities in western [[Nodstok State, Kyotakavia|Nodstok]] and north-eastern [[Uzgoyav State, Kyotakavia|Uzgoyav]] that killed 234 people (Including KUSSC Representative for Albaniv, [[Georgikov Alexi (Kyotakavian Poltician)|Georgikov Alexi]] and wounded nearly 1,000 others. By 5 August, most workers had been forced back, and on the 7 August, the strike was finally ended though the Government had politically destroyed itself.
+The '''1924 general strike in Kyotakavia''' was a general strike that lasted for 29 days from 3 July to 1 August 1924. It was called by the [[Kyotakavian Union and Workers Council|President of the Kyotakavian Union and Workers Council]] (KUWC) in response to the Populist-Traditionalist government of Stefan Kobovic who had announced a series of cuts to the then nationalised coal industry. These cuts were primarily a response to increased tithes to [[Kingdom of Svozgarda|Svozgarda]] and came in the form of cuts to wages, sub-inflation pay rises, a removal of benefits including healthcare and an announcement of job cuts by closing at least 68 mines in the [[The Coal Belt (Kyotakavia)|"Coal Belt"]].
+A strike was proposed at the onset of the plans announcement in June, with the KUWC intending to force the government to withdraw their proposals. The strike was eventually called, with an estimated 4.1 million workers from across the Kyotakavian economy walking out beginning on 3 July, representing a total of close to 17% the national workforce. By 8 July the economy was completely crippled, and vast swathes of industry had ground to halt. By 13 July the Populist-led government, finding itself unable to draw on enough police resources and struggling to find officers who were not at least in part sympathetic with the workers, issued a request to Svozgarda to deploy the PISF in order to force workers back, specifically taking aim at the most northern states. The request caused political and popular uproar, and was seen as a betrayal. Two Nodstok Populist Representatives stood down from their seats, and at least three junior ministers resigned in response.
+Publically, the request and the subsequent arrival of PISF officers in mining towns in Nodstok nearly resulted in a rebellion, and after several tense stand offs incidents of shooting occured as the PISF opened fire at picketers in [[Stenzgord, Nodstok State|Stenzgord]], [[Albaniv, Nodstok State|Albaniv]] and other mining communities in western [[Nodstok State, Kyotakavia|Nodstok]] and north-eastern [[Jepultipac State, Kyotakavia|Jepultipac]], killing 234 (Including KUSSC Representative for Albaniv, [[Georgikov Alexi (Kyotakavian Poltician)|Georgikov Alexi]] and wounding nearly 1,000.
+By 24 July, most workers had been forced back in Nodstok and Jepultipac and on the 1 August, the strike was officially ended, however political and public fall-out from the strike, and specifically the shootings, sent shockwaves through Kyotakavian politics. The Populists' lost the [[1924 Mustekic by-election|Mustekic by-election]] and only narrowly retained their seat in [[1924 Tzemiov by-election|Tzemiov]], a sign of outrage in the communities which had otherwise reliably supported them, foreshadowing the loss of every "Coal Belt" seat in the [[1925 Kyotakavian general election]]
 ==Background==
-Kyotakavia has a tradition of strong trade union militancy, exemplified by the [[List of Kyotakavian general strikes|9 examples of national strike action in the 50 years prior]] to 1924, nearly once every five years. A great deal of strike action was undertaken during Populist-Traditionalist governments, especially around policies of reformism, privatisation and austerity. The end of the 19th, and beginning of the 20th Century had marked a particular high-point and whilst strike action had broadly subsided, long-running disputes and policy issues, as well as a strengthening KUSSC, meant that increasingly militant trade unionist rhetoric made a strike more likely.
-In the [[1920 Kyotakavian general election]], a Populist-Traditionalist government had been returned, though in a minority and reliant on the abstention of the [[Svozgardan Loyalist Alliance (Kyotakavia)|Svozgardan Loyalists]] to pass legislation, which in 1921 had resulted in the government negotiating an increase tithe (5%, nearly doubled from 3% in 1915) as well as agreeing to pursue a policy of austerity during the economic downturn period, in return for the continued abstention of the SLA in the Assembly. The tacit endorsement of Svozgardan Loyalists and increased tithe was a deeply contentious issue in Kyotakavia throughout 1920 and into early-1921, and potential strike action had been discussed by the KUWC's Leadership in late-1921 but ultimately the political support for such a move was not there, especially with the strain it would put on workers expected to receive to pay however, when the [[1922 Kyotakavian budget|1922 budget]] announced a series of cuts to public services as well, the resulting economic downturn from the tithes Kyotakavia fell primarily on working-class communities, especially those in mining communities in eastern Nodstok which saw an approximate 18% reduction in the quality of public services between 1922 and 1923.
-By 1924, the tension between the government and KUWC had reached a tipping point. The election of [[Tessa Vadric (Kyotakavian Trade Unionist)|Tessa Vadric]] as KUWC General Secretary in 1922 had brought an even more hard-line stance into the trade union movement, and increasingly, threats of a general strike loomed over the government as economic downturn resulting from the increased tithe began to affect various industries. Cuts had up-to-now been avoided due to the policy of austerity, spreading the burden, but particularly hitting working-class communities, however in May 1924, the government announced plans to role out redundancies and mine closures, which threatened nearly 40,000 jobs, and in response the [[Mineworkers Union of Kyotakavia (Kyotakavian Trade Union)|Mineworkers Union of Kyotakavia]] threatened national strikes and picketing of the mines to be closed. In the [[1924 Union and Workers Council National Conference|1924 KUWC Conference]], the delegates voted in favour of beginning balloting action across four industries in order to prevent the governments plans. Balloting of various unions began by the 19 June, and by the 28 June the trade unions, including some outside the KUWC, had all returned an affirmative result and and strike action was announced to begin on the 3 July.
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