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On this day, 2 August 1917, the general strike in Rio de Janeiro ended as employers agreed to a 10% pay increase and a maximum 56-hour work week. The stoppage began with just one furniture worker the previous month, and the strike spread organically, despite the government declaring martial law and calling in police, the army and navy.
More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9165/rio-de-janeiro-general-strike-ends
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