Virtually the entire workforce of the Putilov Ironworks went on strike when the plant manager refused to accede to their requests that the workers be rehired. Sympathy strikes in other parts of the city raised the number of strikers up to 150,000 workers in 382 factories.
The majority of the Putilov Ironworks employees went on strike when the plant manager refused to comply with their demands that they be rehired. Strikes of solidarity in other areas of the city increased the number of strikers to 150,000 workers across 382 factories.