1918 Swiss general strike

1918 Swiss general strike
1918 Swiss general strike
Part of the Revolutions of 1917–1923
	Confrontation between strikers and soldiers in Zürich
Date	12–14 November 1918
Caused by	Military occupation of Zürich
Goals	The "Nine Demands"
Methods	General strike
Resulted in	Strike called off by the OAK; Strike leaders tried and convicted;
Parties
Olten Action Committee (OAK) Socialists; Trade unionists; Anarchists;	Federal Council FDP; CVP; Cantonal police; Swiss Armed Forces;
Lead figures
	Robert Grimm; Friedrich Schneider; Fritz Platten; Ernst Nobs Felix Calonder

The 1918 Swiss general strike (German: Landesstreik) took place from 12 to 14 November and involved around 250,000 workers.

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