Rothwos, the president of the association and the mayor requesting them to intervene. The management called the police to kick them out of the factory. Their dismissal caused other sections of the company to join the strike. At this point the conflict took on other overtones, it was no longer just a labor struggle, what was at stake was the recognition of the unions and the right of workers to organize. A strike committee made up of several of those fired and members of the CNT led by Simó Piera was appointed. On February 8, almost the entire workforce declared a strike and the electric bill collectors refused to carry out their work. A part of the Electric Power of Catalonia staff began to show solidarity and began a strike in their company. The workers of La Canadenca published their demands from the company: reinstatement of all those fired, salary increases, dismissal of strikebreakers and no retaliation by the management against the strikers. Two days later, the company responded with a statement accusing the unions of taking political advantage of the conflict. The situation worsened: the dependency of a multitude of services and industries on the energy of La Canadenca forced them to stop, a strikebreaker collector was murdered on February 12 and conflicts arose in other sectors such as the public transport drivers and the workers in the newspaper El Diluvio. In addition, on February 17, the textile sector joined the strike with the demands of 8-hour work day, half day of work on Saturday, the abolition of payment by piece, the payment of the full day's wage in case of accident, prohibition of work for minors under 14 years of age and full pay for the week once started. General strike in Barcelona On February 21, the strike in the electrical sector was general, with the participation of the workers of all electrical companies. This way, 70% of the Catalan industry, trams or newspapers, among others, was paralyzed. After speaking with the British embassy, ​​the government seized the company and sent some members of the engineering corps and the navy to operate it. Military technicians calculated that they would need four days to restore service. Contrary to the governor, Joaquín Milans del Bosch, captain general of Barcelona, ​​considered it necessary to declare a state of war. On February 27, the strike in gas and water companies had also