Tenants' strike of 1907
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The Tenants' Strike or Broom Strike of 1907 was a popular movement against the rise in rents in tenant houses in the city of Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities, popularly called conventillos.[1] The strike began in August 1907, it lasted approximately 3 months and more than one hundred tenants[2] participated in the movement, with thirty-two thousand workers on strike.[3] It had a significant presence of anarchist and socialist activists.[4]
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Tenants’ strike of 1907 | |||
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Date | August - October 1907 | ||
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Caused by | High rents, low wages | ||
Goals | Eight-hour day, rent decreases, salary increases | ||
Methods | Rent strike | ||
Resulted in | Strike suppressed | ||
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Miguel Pepe † |
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