Eight workers were fired from Electricity company called "la canadiense", it was called like that because the main investor was the principal shareholder of the bank of Toronto from Canada, the problem was that those workers wanted to make an independent union group.
This provoked the strike from the rest of workers of the company until their readmission. The company responded by firing a 100 more: Quickly the main anarchist union CNT put on going and the of the another electricity company from Barcelona went on strike too. The head refused to deal with the chief of CNT. The city was paralyced without electricity. Two days after, the water and gas companies joined the strike and the city and the 70 percent of industries catalans too. A lot of people start to be arrested in this situation.
The Spanish Government start to press to company to sit to deal with the union and to accept their demands, readmission whitout retaliation and to rise salaries.
The strike was stopped and the arrested people were released. the strike was spended 44 days
The Goverment overhelmed with that situation decreted eigth-hour day. Spain became the first country who promulgate the eight-hour day, an historical demand in that epoque in the world.
Eight workers were fired from THE [e]lectricity company called "la canadiense". It was called [] that because the main investor was the principal shareholder of the bank of Toronto from Canada. The problem was that those workers wanted to make/FORM an independent union group.
ReplyDeleteThis provoked the strike BY the rest of workers of the company until their readmission/REHIRING. The company responded by firing [] 100 more: Quickly the main anarchist union CNT GOT INVOLVED? and the WORKERS of the []other electricity company from Barcelona went on strike too. The LEADER OF THE COMPANY refused to deal with the chief of CNT. The city was paralyZed without electricity. Two days LATER, the water and gas companies joined the strike and the city and [] 70 percent of THE CATALONIAN industries too. A lot of people startED to be arrested in this situation.
The Spanish Government startED to press THE company to sit DOWN/to deal with the union and to accept their demands: readmission wITHout retaliation and A rise IN salaries.
The strike was stopped and the arrested people were released. The strike LASTED 44 days.
The Goverment WAS overhelmed with that situation AND decrEEd AN eigHT-hour WORKday. Spain became the first country TO ESTABLISH the eight-hour day, a historiC demand in that PERIOD in the world.
Very interesting, Roberto. It's good to hear from you.
Thank you very much for your answer, history is full of amazing stories
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