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UAW’s remembrance: Amsterdam general strike of 1941 and lessons for today
I hope that you will set aside a few minutes this week to read about the historic general strike that took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands on February 25, 1941. This year marks its 85th anniversary. I first learned about it in an article on the United Auto Workers’ website. I was stunned to read about the 300,000 workers who waged the two-day strike for two reasons: First, the city-wide strike was a fight back, in part, against the German…
Eighty-five years ago, during World War II, a unique protest took place in Amsterdam: the February Strike. For two days, workers laid off their work en masse...
Amsterdam honors February strike 85 years after historic protest against Nazi occupation
At the 85th anniversary of the February Strike, Amsterdam Deputy Mayor Rutger Groot Wassink linked the historic 1941 protest to the modern struggle against fascism and intolerance. "How should we respond to the rise of modern fascism? What is our stance on contemporary intolerance and bigotry? What sacrifices are we willing to make for a just society?" He said. The February Strike of 1941 was a large-scale protest in the Netherlands against the …
"How do you relate to the rise of modern fascism? What are your thoughts on contemporary intolerance and intolerance? What sacrifices are we willing to make for a humane society?" These were the questions posed by Amsterdam Deputy Mayor Rutger Groot Wassink at the 85th anniversary of the February Strike of 1941, at the statue of the Dockworker.
On February 25, 1941, Amsterdammers went on strike en masse in spontaneous protest against the Nazi raids. This unique uprising against the Nazis took place 85 years ago and is being commemorated today. AT5 will broadcast the commemoration live from 4:45 PM. The spontaneous strike began on the morning of February 25, 1941, in response to the arrest of 425 Jewish men. The strike began with stationary trams, closed shops, and suspended work at com…
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