1949 East German State Railway strike

1949 strike in Berlin, East Germany

Date

21 May-Late June 1949

Location

Berlin, East Germany

Caused by

Demand for payment in West Marks instead of East Marks

Parties

Unabhängige Gewerkschaftsopposition [de] (UGO)
East German State Railway

East German government

Number

12,000 trade union workers

Casualties

Death(s)

Arrested

+50

On 21 May 1949, the Unabhängige Gewerkschaftsopposition [de] (UGO) and the East German State Railway in the West sectors called upon to strike to demand payment in West Marks instead of East Marks. Around 13.000 railworkers living in West Berlin participated in the strike.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Middleton, Drew (22 June 1949). "WEST ASKS ENDING OF BERLIN STRIKE; Urges Rail Workers to Accept Soviet-Sponsored Terms -- Answer Is Due Today RUSSIANS REMAIN FIRM Reserve the Right to Dismiss 'Shirkers and Saboteurs' Despite No-Reprisal Pledge". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Gruson, Sydney (May 22, 1949). "Bloody Riots Mark Berlin Rail Strike, 500 Reported Hurt". The New York Times: 1.
^ "1949. Berlin Faces Labor Uprising". Billdownscbs.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

External links

"The Acting United States Political Adviser for Germany (Riddleberger) to the Secretary of State". Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State. Berlin, Germany. 20 May 1949.
"The Acting United States Political Adviser for Germany (Riddleberger) to the Secretary of State". Berlin: Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State. 25 June 1949.

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