23227 is located in the state of Virginia in the Richmond metro area. Zip code 23227 is primarily located in Henrico County. Portions of 23227 are also located in City of Richmond County.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: General strike. A general strike is a strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates. General strikes are characterized by the participation of workers in a multitude of workplaces, and tend to involve entire communities.
Trade unions demonstrating against state interference in union democracy and practice in 1971 and were able within three years to make the laws inoperable. Other than 1926, the only other official general strike that Britain has experienced in recent history has been the one that didnât really happen, in 1972.