General strikes of 1950 Communist Party of Austria

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post-war, national economy in ruins, , Övp-led government instituted severe austerity programme. planned measures (viertes lohn- und preisabkommen, english: fourth wage , price-fixing agreement) included substantial price increases minor wage increases, , large-scale strike movements formed in protest september 26 october 6, 1950. this, largest strike action in post-war history of austria, started in steyr , voest factories , nitrogen plants in american zone of occupation, , 10:00 a.m. number of strikers reached 15,000. on 120,000 workers participated in first day of strike. however, interruption of strike legitimize conference of austrian work councils took momentum out of movement , in second phase concentration of strikes shifted soviet zone of occupation.


in morning of wednesday, september 27, thousands of pro-communist strike workers took control on Ögb regional headquarters in linz , graz communication infrastructure. again, police stayed aside socialists in vienna scrambled resources weaken communist influence. end of day police , paramilitary units forced communists out of Ögb buildings in british , american zones. on september 28 communists raised seventy volunteers storm national Ögb office in vienna, , routed police. 7 p.m. of september 27 soviets agreed strike failed , radio program instructed austrian workers return work. Ögb rejected strike. kpÖ took prominent role in strike, leading politicians of incumbent grand coalition fear coup d état, goal of installation of people s republic. kpÖ denied these allegations.


a second series of strikes began following week, in vienna , lower austria, , involved approximately 19% of industrial workforce. strikers made impact worse disrupting railroad traffic. stormed stadlau station in donaustadt 3 times, forced away 3 times, , blocked tracks until evening. on october 5 resumed blockade of stadlau 5 a.m., took control of nordbahnhof , threatened südbahnhof. police disabled, railroads defended employees , volunteers of olah battalion . armed clubs, operated in small teams, , engaged communists in hand-to-hand fighting @ first opportunity. there reports soviets provided trucks move communist crews around, far soviets went in supporting strike.


on october 5, chairman of building , wood workers trade union, franz olah, succeeded in negotiating dissolution of october strikes. olah organised workers supported spÖ clashes communists, able outnumber , defeat them. caused great friction between kpÖ , many spÖ members. fact soviet red army did not interfere brought strikes end.








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