1949 East German State Railway strike

1949 strike in Berlin, East Germany 1949 East German State Railway strike Fotothek df roe-neg 0000864 004 Geschmückte Straße vor der Kongreßhalle, Passanten, Straßenbahn.jpg Train in East Germany in 1949 21 May – Late June 1949 Berlin, East Germany Demand for payment in West Marks instead of East Marks Unabhängige Gewerkschaftsopposition de (UGO) East German State Railway East German government 12,000 trade union workers 50+ 1 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.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 https://www.nytimes.com/1949/06/22/archives/west-asks-ending-of-berlin-strike-urges-rail-workers-to-accept.html 4 January 2024Gruson Sydney May 22, 1949 Bloody Riots Mark Berlin Rail Strike, 500 Reported Hurt The New York Times 1 1949. Berlin Faces Labor Uprising https://www.billdownscbs.com/2017/05/1949-battle-for-berlin-railway.html 2024-01-04 Billdownscbs.com See also East German uprising of 1953 References External links 20 May 1949 The Acting United States Political Adviser for Germany (Riddleberger) to the Secretary of State https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1949v03/d422 Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State Berlin, Germany 25 June 1949 The Acting United States Political Adviser for Germany (Riddleberger) to the Secretary of State https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1949v03/d432 Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State Berlin Category:1949 in East Germany Category:1949 in international relations Category:1949 labor disputes and strikes Category:1949 conflicts Category:Eastern Bloc Category:May 1949 in Europe Category:June 1949 in Europe Category:Protests in Germany 1949 Category:Rail transport strikes