General strike of 1954
id:
general-strike-of-1954-310-7064756
title:
General strike of 1954
text:
The general strike of 1954 was a watershed political and economic event in the history of Honduras that ushered in widespread change. When former United Fruit Company lawyer Juan Manuel Gálvez became president in 1954, following the contested election of 1953, he surprised everyone by adopting a pro-labor stance, introducing, among other things, an 8-hour work day, including extra pay for work on holidays. This has been widely interpreted as an attempt by Gálvez to build a larger electoral base.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
1954 nationwide work stoppage to protest United Fruit Company policies in Honduras
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike_of_1954
date created:
date modified:
2023-09-23T00:40:44Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q5532394","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5532394"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
14