Eight months later came the general strike, which also failed to shift him.
As I write, about 80 people have been arrested on the streets of Madrid, as the general strike hots up.
In 1926 when the country was riven by the General Strike, Churchill wanted to take over the BBC as an instrument of propaganda.
The latest general strike is the 30th in Greece since the economic crisis began three years ago.
In a country long known for labour activism, it will be only the third general strike since the union was formed in the 1940s.
Elsewhere in the mid-west, the General Motors strike, now in its seventh week, is claiming casualties.
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On Wednesday, the first general strike has been called since Antonis Samaras became prime minister.
Meanwhile, the first general strike by Tunisia's trade unions in three decades closed shops, cafes and other businesses Friday.
Tens of thousands of Greeks are taking part in the first general strike of 2013, as workers renew their protest over austerity measures.
So in the week of a general strike that will be witnessed around the world what do you make of it?
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While the TUC says it does not envisage a general strike, the GMB and Unison trade unions have said they are planning for co-ordinated industrial action unless the pay freeze is suspended.
Violence has flared in Bangladesh as the country's largest Islamist party enforces a general strike to demand the release of its leaders from prison.
At the weekend, Mr Rajoelina held a rally in Antananarivo and called for a general strike against the government, which he accuses of being a dictatorship.
The news about Oakland traveled around the world early this week, and now some within the movement think it provides them with a reason to escalate the protest into attempting a general strike next week, something that has not been tried in the U.S. since pre-World War II.
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And on Wednesday the 14th, a general strike in Spain and Portugal is likely to reverberate across Europe.
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The country's second-biggest union, Unison, which has 1.3 million members, says it supports the idea of a general strike "in principle".
Nigeria shows how difficult it can be though: the government just last week backed off from a removal of petrol subsidies in the face of a general strike.
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Although tens of thousands were on the streets yesterday the unions - holding a 48-hour general strike - did not get the hundreds of thousands they had been predicting.
Mr Chavez's government has been firmly in control of PDVSA since 2003, when it fired 40% of the workforce in the aftermath of a general strike aimed at forcing him from power.
But Manuel Atienza, of the General Workers Union (UGT) said the strike will have more impact as it continues, because overloaded ground crews, even while complying with legally-mandated minimum services, will fall farther behind on tasks like baggage handling.
Government analysts said the two-day auto strike involving General Motors did not appear to have a significant impact on the claims figures last week, according to preliminary information from the states.
The TUC voted to examine the feasibility of holding a general strike last year.
They say they have concerns about the legality of holding a general strike, which would need to be overcome before they could support it.
On July 8th-9th trade unions staged a general strike, claiming the government had reneged on various promises.
The French government raised wages for the low-paid, a key demand of the protestors, who ended a general strike in March.
Residents of the coastal city of Port Said, at the northern tip of the Suez Canal, pressed their general strike which entered its second week on Sunday.
Staff were proud of the museum and had been reluctant to strike, said TUC general secretary John Monks, who visited the picket line outside the museum on Monday.
Zimbabwe's trade union movement says it has reduced to just one day a general strike called to press the government to restore law and order.
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